dry sand

you the ocean i the sea
suddenly
i find the water dried up around me
as a sea i can no longer be
does an ocean needs the sea
i dole around
in the dry sandy bottom
i look up at the sky
i remember how we leaped
out of the waves
only air and light
remembering this joyful play
i feel good in an odd way
but where's the ripples
carrying your words
where's our laughter
splashing of the surf
where's your moist embrace
we were one
i call out
i call out to you
there's only sand's reply
slipping through my fingers
i caress as if it's your skin
forming letters in the sand
the letters of your name
even if you did walk by
would you see
where are you
where are you
i lift some seaweed, shells and rocks
all i find is salty drops
stinging on my cheeks
on my parched skin