The sea was wild,
I stood on the sand
The wake swirling at my feet
Watching and waiting
Where were you?
Why would you do this?
To me?
Do I wait an eternity?
When do I give up?
When should I go home?
It was first light
I saw you were gone
A silly silly argument
Over manners of all things
You insisted, I resisted,
You stormed off
Slammed doors
I felt wretched
Sleep evading me
Tossing and turning
I didn’t hear you go.
Your towel crumpled on the sand
Your favourite shirt
Inside the house key.
Friends came rushing
Questions
Humiliation
I admitted guilt.
Search began
Police, lifesavers,
Helicopter hovering overhead,
Surfboat out
Nothing
Despair.
All day I stood there
Hope fading with each passing second.
It is near dusk,
The searchers are stopping
Light fading,
Tomorrow they say, first thing,
Friends move off,
Families to care for
I am left at the waters edge
Looking, waiting, desolate,
Beyond caring, resolving
To wait out the night
I sit in the sand
My head bowed.
It is near midnight
The tide is in, my clothes are wet
I sit up, remembering
Looking about.
Darkness is intense,
I’m staring into a black hole.
I sense movement,
Your hand slips into mine,
You grip my fingers
Lock your hand into mine,
I see your face, illuminated
Reflecting the overhead moon
I bend to kiss you……….
My breath in one great gasp
Is sucked in, held,
I am awake
The pain………
Written for: http://dversepoets.com/2014/02/04/open-link-night-week-131/
Morpethroad 
A beautifully sad story.
Thanks so much Kim, so happy you enjoyed it.
The pain of loss radiates through this. How sometimes we place ourselves into situations that we will always regret afterwards. A sad write my friend, but very nicely penned.
Good morning, thank you Jenny for your comment. Yes sometimes we do put ourselves in those positions where we are not always able to absolve ourselves from guilt.
The pain of loss is felt so much in this. A well written story of regret and pain. Well done Michael.
Thanks Jackie, regret and pain go hand in hand.
That they do.
Wow, this was written with a pen of sadness the words are haunting..
Thank you so much, i am happy you were able to connect with my words.
Well-chosen title. I like how you use alliteration without it being overbearing.
Thank you Victoria for reading. I do like your comment.
This is sad but lovely. It shows regret for the pain caused by differences but continued love and lingering hope.
Thank you Patricia, I am pleased you saw the love and hope as existing together.
Once again you’ve written something superb, Michael.
Thank you so much Lyn, that is a very generous comment.
Oh wow Michael this is heart-breaking and intense!
I guess I can say thank you, it was a chance to explore a situation such as I describe. Thanks Yves for your comment.
i feel the desperation…cant imagine losing someone and not being able to find them….but then again we have all lost someone
and still dream of them and cry when we wake up….
Thank brian, yes losing someone is not something you get over…..pain lasts a life time.
Absolutely heartrending. Beautiful.
Thanks Pea for you comment, this situation is heart breaking for anyone connected to it.
Michael,this made me want to cry!What anguish, guilt, despair,love,regret,hope and the grief stretching into unending pain-is woven into this tapestry !Bravo!
Thanks Atreyee, so happy you could connect to my words.
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So much emotion & sadness. The hope of waiting that someone will return can last forever – even when our brain tells us that it will never or can’t ever happen – our heart & faith somehow holds on to some kind of hope.
Thanks RoSy, yes I agree the pain is never ending.