late autumn spray
mists my damp jeans
still wet from that
november storm
we're slowly walking on
salt-stained wooden piers
awash in dim cobalts
of seaborne dawns
but when the sky
glows deep crimson
and skittering clouds sail
like coraline swans
soaring through dark skies
and the way that
this fiery sunrise
sparks his caffeine words
filling the sparkling air
with wild theories and
impossible fantasies
makes me want to
pull him away
to run away with me
let's get away from here
run across these boardwalks
our chilly breaths mingling
in the amber daylight
run through meadows
speckled with tawny stones
and magenta sea thrifts
nothing but us two
bathed in tangerine lights
let's get away from here
run across boulder bluffs
seaside gales ruffling
our tangled hair
run through frothing waves
shimmering turquoise
bubbling seafoam
splashing our legs
as we gaze at western horizons
let's get away from here
run away from the heartbreak
from the shattered dreams
just disappear into groves
of towering sequoia trees
run to coastal towns
and ocean boulevards
put your hands on my heart
watch my past hurt
fly away to distant lands
like flocks of geese
soaring on southern winds
but i don't grab his hand
keeping these thoughts
to myself 'cause
even though i want to
running away from pain
makes heartbreak worse
turning shimmering fantasies
into tarry nightmares
so with a deep breath
i choose to stay
saving these dreams
for better times when
i'm running towards them
instead of running away
and i stand next to him
in this chilly morning
the sun ascending
filling coastal air with gold
and a tinge of amber hope