your love for me

for this short time
I walk the beach
by the sea that knows
where the skeltons rest
on corral reefs
forever untold
tides sweep them from me

I bask in the warmth
lotion blocks harmful rays
no tan lines to hide
this February sun--hot
peacefully, I think
as gulls swoop overhead

all of my thoughts
like all of my love
across the border with you
hoping that your truth
and every action reflects
all of your love for me

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License