ALONE

I sit along the
shores of a coastline,
feeling the salt
in the wind
splash
upon my face,
and,

hesitantly
resist the subtle
temptation
to visit the other side,
knowing...
that if I do,
I will never return,
and never again,
feel
the misty spray
upon my face;
but,
there is a time,
in every life,
when,
these considerations
must be made
since the
humbling experience
defines us
more than who were are
but
who we have become.

27Aug13