Like a changing tide you come in and out
As you shift the sands of my mind
Leaving patterns in your wake with your
give and take - Every action is by design

I tumble and toss as you move around
I laugh and I cry and I sing

If I try to touch you your direction shifts
As the hermit crab strides the beach

Yet I sit and I wait ‘til the tide comes in
And I embrace you when you arrive
Only to watch you go away again
Every action is by design.

08/01/2003

Posted on 08/02/2003
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