At The Edge Of The Sea

By Army Barbie

At the edge of the sea
Crying eyes find the waves
A sideways masterpiece
Washing to shore
The broken shells of our love.
.......................................
Time’s tender sands
Silently fall through my trembling fingers
Fast forwarding the picture I’ve tried to put on pause for so long.
My mind has caught up with my senses,
You’re gone.


















And at the edge of the sea
I sit.



















And here I bury my blackened heart.
The grenades
And the bullets
And the bombs
Have all torn it to a battered scar
Tissue of love wishing to wither
So it no longer hurts from past battles fought and lost.




















Only the water lapping the wet sand
Could carry me away
And I would have no objections.
Take me into the gray sky
Promising snow at the edge of the earth
And my crying eyes would only blend
So no one could see the hurt.
Happiness would be the only rain drop in my sky.
...................................
And in this sky I’d lose you.
The beautiful aura you carried all these years
…All gone.
I can barely feel your voice when you call
You no longer reach out for something alive
Because all you’ve known has wilted
Succumbing to a crawling death.























At the edge of the sea
I cry.






















I lay in the high tide of the freezing Atlantic
Knowing this is all that separates us.





















Knowing you’re burying yourself in sand
Just as I am now.






















And knowing our love is unable to withstand
What everyone predicted would be the reason for our fall(out)



























At the edge of the sea
I find I’m still missing you.
And here is where I take my leave
Of all that resembled us.
Here is where I let everything wash away
And hope tomorrow brings snow
Colder weather to kill off this illness
Making me mourn your departure.

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© 2005 A Soldiers Girl
Published on Monday, December 12, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • infinitebeing On Friday, December 6, 2013, infinitebeing (80)By person wrote:

    I love it!

  • ScarletButterfly On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, ScarletButterfly (22)By person wrote:

    This was amazing and perfect. Thank you.

  • slow.burn.star On Wednesday, October 13, 2010, slow.burn.star (84)By person wrote:

    It's funny how someone you have never met can write something, like they caressed the words right off of your tongue. x

  • xserratedsoulx On Wednesday, March 8, 2006, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    love it love it love it. ~lauren~

  • Err0r On Thursday, December 15, 2005, Err0r (365)By person wrote:

    This left my heart in the pit of my stomach. This was an amazing piece. I only wish I could say more...

  • GothicBlack On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, GothicBlack (186)By person wrote:

    oh hunney... i have followed every post, and somehow i feel connected. I'm so sorry about everything.... i think im going to cry... Your words are pure emotion and it hits me as hard as the ocean waves..... such sorrow... ~gothic~

  • down-sx-ft On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, down-sx-ft (46)By person wrote:

    This realy hit home with me.. speechless.. ~down

  • A former member wrote: Speechless. ~Lost~

  • TaintedButterfly On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, TaintedButterfly (670)By person wrote:

    Beautiful hun, touching & beautiful as always!!

  • lordshadow On Monday, December 12, 2005, lordshadow (153)By person wrote:

    In a million years, I could never tell you how much this touched me. I have my favorites, and I have poetry that has affected me deeply, and I hope I don't offend anyone else when I say that this is my favorite work of poetry I think I've ever read.

  • lordshadow On Monday, December 12, 2005, lordshadow (153)By person wrote:

    I don't know how to thank you for writing this, other than to say thank you.

  • Army Barbie On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, Army Barbie (324)By person wrote:

    Oh...wow. Thank you...I'm glad you deem this piece favorite-worthy. Thank you graciously from the tip tops and the deepest cavities of my heart.

  • A former member wrote: God damn...you took that line you thought up almost a month ago on yahoo and made it absolutely gorgeous...

  • A former member wrote: I could never have hoped to make something so beautifully painful from it. Once again, we tread the same waters. Let's hope we're strong enough not to drown. *Evangel*

  • veingo On Monday, December 12, 2005, veingo (533)By person wrote:

    That line about the freezing Atlantic, devoured my heart. Shakespeare's tales of love, and loss, never chilled me this deeply. ^V^

  • coly On Monday, December 12, 2005, coly (54)By person wrote:

    wow verry well written and touching im sorry

  • A former member wrote: this..completly broke my heart. i feel like i am in pieces upon some beach. christ, the command you have on your words..never one out of place, all fitting like a beautiful, tender puzzle. it's like breaking inside of a poem..

  • A former member wrote: "And in this sky I’d lose you. The beautiful aura you carried all these years …All gone."- i just keep on shattering upon re-reading. you are simply too amazing, and this is pure art. ~bethany

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