there was a time
when hope was abandoned
there was a place
where lost souls gathered

reluctantly reaching
for support
you found me

resting
on water’s edge
watching the tides change
breathing
with the pipers & gulls
searching to be found

the sand of time
motionless
gazing into the haze
with no vision
with no wisdom
with
…….. solitude
in
………….. silence

sharing
yet not invading
another’s space
transfixed
on the dampness
clinging on the skin
smelling
………… tasting
salt in the air

softening breath
as to not disturb

not 1 word uttered
as to not intrude

a purging
…….. expelling
……………….. expunging
of wastes
that weight one’s soul

do not disturb
this day

you shall
find your way
with
…….. solitude
in
………….. silence

do not disturb
this day