I don’t remember leaving

But I know I’m no longer here

She claimed me long ago

The shore hasn’t missed me since.

In little ways each day

I leave bits of soul with her

Plastic, pieces, polluting

Particle everything.

Back on the sand

My legs hold the shell of body

That’s weighed me down

Since I can remember.

And it’s only when I’m under

the noise of floating and sinking

Like closing my ears on land

Sink into release, sink into relief.

The footprints lead in

I pray they never lead out

I pray to stay

Inside her waves.