This you were sure
Whatever happened
You’d remember
Long as any thought
Stuck in your head
Peering your eyes
At the bright orange ball in the sky
Warm sand swallowing your feet
With every step
You marched along the water’s edge
One behind the other
Watching footprints wash away in the waves
The grown-ups long since left behind
Their words of hindrance long since forgotten
You’d drop your luggage
Of towels and water toys
Carelessly on the beach
And giving no mind to the
Sun dancing on the water
Held hands and ran at full speed
Into your never-ending source of life itself
Scattering the sun
And leaving its warmth at the surface
Each time you ventured farther
Not wanting to look back
Getting older and wiser
You knew what you wanted
Leaving behind your childhood
You could hold your breath and go down deep
Deeper and deeper without regret
Until the sunlight
Was long since forgotten