New Waves on the Shore

a poem by Hanna Bünning

The waves come crashing down
And with each wave passing through,
Silent, tender, clear and blue,
The next wave builds on top
Again and again, never rushing to stop.

The waves come crashing down
Clearing every footprint left behind,
The things that once were
Are now only in our mind, forgotten.
If only we had stopped to care.

The waves come crashing down
As I see the memories of my loved ones passing by,
The fear of losing them, the when and why,
Letting go of something or someone
Hoping for return, feeling undone.

The waves come crashing down
And I remember the time we spent together,
I always thought nothing could separate us, our forever,
Everything seems so distant now
Like we are miles apart, and I wonder how.

The waves come crashing down,
We cannot change fate
How we feel is up to us, because no one can relate,
We live through good and bad
And even when we were going through our worst,
We miss what we had.

The waves come crashing down
Forcing us to change
To let go, by snatching everything from us
Leaving us no choice but to hold on,
Taking everything out of our hands.

As the waves come crashing down,
Leaving us with nothing,
We have to accept that it takes
Or we will drown,
Leaving us empty, hollow
Longing for the past.