Neptune's Net

The sunrise creeps from the horizon as I float in the water

Its golden rays illuminate the island.

I bob up and down, caught in the ocean’s current

The sun disappears for a second behind the crest of each wave.

I float and float as I wait for it to break, to send me back to the shore,

But the tide keeps me stuck.

I weep and weep until I can’t anymore,

Salty streams running down my cheeks, mixing in with the salt water.

The ocean laps up my tears, like a mother comforting her hurt child,

The waves envelop and swallow me, a solitary figure in the infinite blue.

I won’t give you my tears, I’d rather give them to the sea,

For they are as useless as tears in the rain.

Song of the Stack - New Grass, Talk Talk