i chanced upon a beach
for there tugs my heart
and being lost
i was found
and as the tongues of time
spoke their watery words
in the caves of the cliff
i heard the voices of phantoms
one so sweet
i approached the cliff
the better to listen
to her beckoning song
knowing it to be
only the sound of water searching
deep within the caves
my heart spoke to me
anyway

so I gazed along the shore
as i walked on sand renewed
there being shells aplenty
some yet full of life
so many-colored
and glistening aquamarine
i filled my pockets with some
smooth some sharp
til i felt silly carrying
what abounded
and began to unburden myself
of them where found

but the last
being so
I gazed upon it
to feed my eyes with its sheen
and glint and allure
and upon
this empty shell
i saw your face
knowing that all reflects you
each the same
this one not being more
nor less than the others
i tossed it into the sea
as the sirens sang in protest
and hissed in dark crevices
where in rushed the waters
of your words