There is an Ocean -- Tori Sparks © 2011

There is an ocean
Between you and I
An expanse of emotion
And wasted time

Of salty water
It tastes like tears
Of shallow anger
And deeper fears

I could rent a rowboat
Ride the back of a whale
Charter a steamer
Or learn to sail

But instead I’ll start swimming
And time will show
If you’ll meet me halfway
Or I’ll spend my days swimming alone

There is a desert
Between you and I
Stretches of sand
And empty sky

Of desperation
And senseless loss
The heartbroken distance
Too wide to cross

I could hire horses
Or take a train
Climb on a caravan
Or board a plane

But instead I’ll start walking
And time will show
If you’ll meet me halfway
Or I’ll spend my days walking alone

Under cave over mountain
Across the plains
Beneath the freezing sun
And boiling rain

I will keep on running
And time will show
If you’ll meet me halfway
Or I’ll spend my days running alone

If you’ll meet me halfway
Or I’ll spend my days running alone

There is an ocean
Between you and I
An expanse of emotion
And wasted time