sea

i am alone in a sea of unfamiliar faces

they move forward like a wave and i am drowning

my eyes burn, my throat burns, i don't know what i need.

please talk to me, please pull me out

give me someone to focus on, someone to talk to

yellow shirts. yellow shirts. we are wearing yellow today.

we are sunflowers. we are growing.

i still dream of you and i see myself in that longsleeve yellow shirt

on the day i fell in love and it's funny the things we remember.

i forget your face but you are somewhere in this sea.

when i see you i will know it's you

you will be glowing with radiance and i won't feel so alone.

i'm still a kid and i'm still tripping over my feet.

you are still older than me and you are still next to me.

on my left. always my left. your juxtaposition is just right.

in this sea.

and our arms brush.

and you walk faster.

and i am drowning again.