In Bali

 

A lovely island sprinkled with Hindu temples

How I wish you were here to witness

The white tall waves and the great ocean sounds

The black pearls and quietude

Spelled across the bluest of skies

All the water around me attempting to wash away

My memories

Of you

Every time I see a woman in a sari

I think, almost wishing you’d take a dip into the pool by my feet,
Lonely water drips, footsteps to the villa

I walk alone

Knowing what I ought to know

Seeing what I prefer to recognize

There is no real way to bring you here

To this moment in time

Crystal clear water

Tell me now

If I close my eyes

Will I wake up with you next to me?

And if Not

Will the dreaming stop?

Bali is breathtaking

Even if it has so much less

Then your kind embrace

An island in the middle of my mind

Suits me and you just fine

Temple bells I hear

And it tells me it's time

For a prayer

For I don’t know how

But I can’t seem to give in

Without a small wish

For an hour of your presence

Be it in Bali or floating in the Dead Sea

Be it tomorrow or in five years.

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