I float like I did in your belly
I bob gently catch each coming wave
from the shore the tide breaks
like my voice on the phone
you’re an ocean apart from me
days lost years past
yesterday I almost drown
I felt you in my stomach
still attached to your umbilical cord.
Today I just float
as if you are holding me up
if you call now
I’ll dive for the phone
When you hear my voice you’ll talk
I’ll still be out here on the lake
I’ve lost the hope I held out for you
It’ll never happen
I will keep drifting
I’ll spill a few words in the wake
and I’ll hang on to what’s washed ashore
something minor to remember it all by.
