on the coast

here's to the ones
loved and lost
piper paid
at quite a cost
wondering about
what could have been
or should they not
have been let in

thoughts creep slowly
'cross the mind
how could we
have been so blind
just one chance
to set it right
what we think of
in the night

stalking life
from outside edge
even though
it drives a wedge
I can't fight
those seeping ghosts
from my perch here
on the coast

knowing more
than I will say
save it for
another day
they're long gone
but still remain
in your third eye
the heart's refrain
Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License