I looked at you and I felt guilty,
I dropped my eyes and felt the same,
And never expected your lips to find me,
Nor your hand to bring me up to you;

You said you didn’t care what I had done,
That the world mattered less than the sand in our hair,
Yours which shone so raven black on my fingers,
And your lips never dry to my kiss;

I felt the chill wind go by,
And it meant nothing;

I marked the water at my feet,
But all I saw was you;

I told you that miles wouldn’t keep me,
I told you that days would never steal my strength,
And that I would love you, whatever you were,
On no condition other than your heart;

And even though I dreamt, I found forgiveness,
Upon shores which I’d only seen afar,
In a future I strive for daily,
With a heart that will never change.

I’m yours