Todd Michael Cusato-Millar

Here lies my castle upon these grains of sand
I've molded every piece with my very own hands
This vision of my fortress has always lived inside of me
I've built it by the ocean for the entire world to see
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On certain days i'm found playing in her tides
she begins to feel nervous and quickly turns to run and hide
I surf her sea of emotion and play in her swells
I walk her beaches often and slowly collect her shells
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A lover's moon camps outside my window
Sometimes I think its mocking me
The midnight clouds they pass by so slowly
can't you hear them their talking about me
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I stand on the shore though my feet never touch the ground
As the waves come crashing to the shore but never make a sound
The waves gently touch the sand then return back to the sea
somehow finally knowing they have met their destiny
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I was awaken somewhere between the end of dusk
and the beginning of dawn
Only to witness the sun gently caressing the horizon
The trees held white crystals within them
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Another cold December night has found me cold and alone
The brilliant moon illuminates my bedroom and exposes my loneliness
As i wrestle with these pillows and sheets as I surrender to my own defeat
WHAT DO I WISH FOR
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