A ship arrived with a girl and she
set up her sun kissed shop
selling tee shirts to tourists
not far from the beach
who came to see what life could be
on this island.
And it was always happy - then:
New lovers to give you that buzz
or fall in love with you which is better
and each grew so perfectly from the other
it was a wonder of life
and, maybe, youth.
And in this place much was scary
and indulgent
but no one seemed to mind
very much
the parties went on from house to beach
and back to the house, til dawn
There were friends and lovers
There was moonshine in the water
and everybody was happy to have discovered
the answer to something
And one day the ship sailed away
There were no more people arriving
just people dozing motionless on the dock
as if they knew something
among the trinkets and the souvenirs
the random shops and faded jewelry
and a storm came and said,
"it is time to take all of you away
from the tops of the trees to the little houses
on small paths"
And when the storm became too much
and it was time to go
none of them would depart without the other
for they said we are all one here
and if one of us goes the other will not go
and the wind whispered something quietly
to the stars
and
the people began leaving
and as they left - they tried
to look back
and could not.
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