By the clock it was 5:43 am On a Tuesday in summer We had driven all night Breaking the speed limit To get to the coast by dawn Sitting on the hood of your car Watching as night gave way To the rising day The stars disappearing Almost imperceptibly The same way your hand moved Imperceptibly Into mine in a moment Of distraction in the morning Where one more beautiful thing Was lost in the present You kissed me then And laughed Letting my hand go as you walked Calf deep in the brackish water Breaking on the shore I asked what was that for It was for nothing but a memory One more thing to remember This fleeting adventure by One more thing to make it complete You knew I liked my moments perfect I stayed on the hood of the car Watching you twirl and kick waves As the tide rolled in moved By the pull of the moon Laughing in a way that fit Bordering on ecstasy and lunacy Until the day was in full bloom Chasing away the moon dreams Of the night before that brought us Here to this shore miles from home In those hours too early To be called morning To late to be night I think of you there Wondering if you still think of me Or if like those other impulsive moments You were there then And then like the wave Swirling back into the sea Leaving no trace That you were ever there at all
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