please
don't watch the tide
as you hold your breath
and wish for the sun
on the other side

please
don't tremble
the damp air
doesn't deserve your stir
don't be
here
if all you seek
is comfort and companionship
in the faint echo of
an ocean

please
let me build you
a bridge of bones
out of my own
so you can take a step
across this sea