someday

i'll break these shackles

i'll tear off this mask

throw away my armour

and collect you in my arms

and take you to the sea

at the sea

with the long golden sands

and the red sun over the horizon

nobody in sight, nothing but

trees swaying to the breeze

and the sound of waves

crashing onto the sand

rhythmically, relentlessly

tis there i'll bring you

to breath the fresh sea air

as far as we can see

there's only the flat horizon

of the sea

the golden light dancing

shimmering across the vast expanse

the waters reach out to us

then pull back, inviting

i'll take your hand

and fingers interlocked

we'll walk down to the edge

til our feet taste the salt

and the warmth

we'll keep going

til our knees

our waists

our chests

our necks

first touch, then is drowned

in the gentle waves

of green and blue

and light

soon, my dear, we'll

we'll sink beneath the surface

until the darkness takes us both

and the cold greets us

and we can see no more

i'll remember you as we were

sitting on the sand

watching the red orb descend

trying to take it all in

trying to feel the world

side by side, sitting

wondering where we've been

all our lives, up to now

where were we

when the scene called?

and why did we turn away?

chasing regrets and discarding chances

was not the way to live

for it brought us closer to death.

until the day we go there,

we'll remain here

burdened by our responsibilities

tied down by obligations

restricted by rules

whipped by expectations

torn by decisions

with tears of futility

running down our cheeks

dreaming of the final day

down by the sea.