Ebb and Flow

Seems cliché to talk about the

Ebb and flow of ocean tides

As though a secret we must only

Contemplate and take in stride.

 

There are no perfect guarantees,

No sacred universal plan to

Govern all our destinies,

To lead us safely by the hand.

 

Life is filled with peaks and valleys

Joys and sorrows,

Dark and light.

Live today and face tomorrow

With fare to feed the appetite.

 

You shall be my ebb and flow,

My sole companion, tried and true.

Though I may drown in deepest sorrow

You’ll be there to pull me through.

 

And I, for you, shall be a beacon

Staunchly placed upon the shore

To soothe your pain,

To share your bliss

And walk beside you ever more.

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