Upright, staring out
Blinking, blinking, blinking
Preventing destruction
Warning passing ships
“Avoid my volcanic rocks!
Behind me, havoc is wreaked.
Where is humanity’s lighthouse?”
The first time, golden sand, perfection
Sparkling, sparkling, sparkling sea
Washing away footprints, a sanctuary,
Offering escape from the daily grind
Where time no longer holds meaning
And a single breath can last a lifetime
The best time, Valentine’s Day, naked
Sobering winds dispersing a gin haze
A dance of freedom, we taunt its waters
It bites back as we wade, limbs thrashing
Laughs echoing, we collapse into clothes
Flashing, flashing, flashing as we retreat
The last time, half a lifetime after the first
Wispy grasses and rippled dunes eaten
By a wrathful nature digesting its revenge
Is there still time to turn back the clock
Ticking menacingly towards midnight?
Hopes flickering, flickering, flickering
The next time, I’m just atomic debris
Floating through ruins of the coast
Past the flaming, flaming, flaming
Of a town destroyed by a bitter enemy
The waves have devoured our excesses
And those responsible for annihilation
Alone, no more warnings
Blinking, blinking, blinking
As the harsh sea pilfers
The sand, land and memories
“I’ve seen destruction in my time.
All I have left is to fall asleep.
What happened to humanity’s lighthouse?”
