Sitting On The Dock, Dreaming of Yesterday

by Emily Simon (saggitarius) - Not entered

Sitting on the Dock, Dreaming of Yesterday

splintery brown wood
barely brushes my tan feet
string bikini after string bikini
parades by in a mirage of colors

i sit alone, on an old faded Mickey towel
my little boy-short bikini covering white skin
dreaming of yesterday
when you were near to me

we sat together on the beach
days of fun and laughter
but now its my toes alone 
dangling in the murky water

i couldnt believe myself
i was living someone's life
but then its all over and i realize
it was mine after all

sitting on the dock dreaming of yesterday
cold toes, cold legs, browned by yesterday's sun
and tomorrow's tanning oil
waiting for another prince
to sweep me off my bare nail-polished feet


Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1998-06-20 20:42:33
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:40:21
Poem ID: 49964

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