A Dream Lost at Sea
last night I had a dream
it was a dark and dreary night
I'm not sure what it meant
so interpret as you like
I was out there all alone
walking on the beach
when I saw a woman drowning
but she was out of reach
I just couldn't get to her
though I tried as best I could
it appeared that she was clinging
to a little piece of wood
holding on for dear life
trying to stay afloat
as if that piece of driftwood
would be her rescue boat
But I knew it wouldn't hold her
so I offered her my hand
if only I could reach her
I’d pull her to the sand
I think at one point
our fingers even touched
but then this giant wave came
and to the wood she clutched
then I think there was a shark
or maybe just a fin
now if I was going to save her
I’d have to just jump in
I had to decide
there was no time to think
I had to make the jump
either that or watch her sink
but it was all for not
cause she stayed just out of reach
she kept on getting further
and further from the beach
she just kept going
off into the night
and it wasn't very long
before she vanished out of sight
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