Time and Tides

I lost myself
On a beach on some foreign shore
Walking on distant streets

I lost myself
While looking for the shapes in clouds
While watching the heavens circle

I lost myself
While the snow fell around me
While I listened to the rain

I lost myself
In the warmth of the sun
While wrapping myself in scarves

I lost myself
And with every breath
I forgot a little more of who I am

I lost myself
While trying so desperately to find something real
Seeking, reaching, searching

I lost myself
While trying to make something of... myself
While trying to fill this body with experiences

I lost myself
To time and tides, oceans and clouds
To cherry blossoms and rain

I lost myself
With words and music
With love and beauty and pain

I lost myself
And now that I know I am lost
I can begin to find myself again