Did you see me?
I was the boy looking out over the waves,
Remembering all the pirate stories I read
Starting with Treasure Island,
Gift from my aunt on my 10th birthday...
Watching the water,
As book after book of diving
Sailing, adventures over time
And over the world washed by waves
Of the very water so calm today...
As you saw me...
Lapping at my feet,
Yet remembering the storm waves
Bold whitecaps, one after another
Beating against the beach,
Covering where I stood today, or...
Yesterday, when you saw me,
Staring out over the water,
Wondering where it had been,
Where it was going and
If it would take me with it
Someday...
When...
You'll look and the boy will be gone.
Donovan Baldwin