BY THE SEASIDE...

The sound of the roaring wave

The wash ups from the tide

Sitting in my little cave

I watched the seaside

It was by this sea we met

Emerging from the waters

Your glistening body reflected the sunset

And your smile captured the twinkles of a million stars

The oysters brought back memories

Fragrant memories of love

Of our various victories 

And mysteries we are yet to solve

But now I’m all alone

Consoled only by your epitaph

Grief touches the marrow of my bone

And my heart is reduced to half

How could I have known

That rescuing my body from the shark

You will pay the supreme price with your own

And left on my heart your indelible mark

I remember vividly your mangled body

Just before your demise

Baby, it is you or nobody

I heard myself promise

And so I have inhabited this cave

Where our love had once abide

All in a bid to save

Our memories by the seaside

© Kelvin Alaneme. Follow on Twitter @dr_alams