like a tickle just under my skin
the waves move in and out never still
heartbeats that steal my sleep aside
as thoughts run to and fro to and fro
i walk here and there half asleep
footsteps chasing a memory gained
whispers that throb loudly in my ears
til silence seems a distant evensong
caught somewhere inside a living dream
my prayers slip between my fingers
i long for a hem to touch in faith
to feel peace smooth my dancing veins
but trust is dearly bought and sold
and the heart fears the price too high
the tide brings only today's flotsam
tomorrow's sunset tells its own tale
