Cool sheets against a sun-burn br remind you of the place you used to know. br Count back to the years you spent br lying beneath a horizon window. br br Let the wind whisper in your ear, br dream of the ocean in the night. br The breeze that moves across your skin, br is the only lover that felt this right. br br Before anguish and sorrow— br betrayals and heartbreaks, br there was the sea and the sun— br the tide and the wakes. br br Dive into the breaking wave, br feel the power in these veins; br it runs like blood sustaining a life br —stained with pain. br br Remember the game you played br when you were just nine, br you thought the Ocean br was an Eluder of Time. br br Safe against the sequin'd shore br the last of the lovers have gone. br How could you've known br —this was the answer all along? br br The world took a piece br of your every part. br Now you want them back br and you fine'ly know the place to start. br br Sitting on the moonlit sand, br the wind envelopes your nakedness br the perfect lover it takes you in its arms br and carries you across an oceanic bliss.... br br br 82004br br s.j.