I built my house of cards
On the sands of a beautiful beach
And was surprised when the winds
Blew everything down
The pieces swept away by the tides
The ocean’s spray all that remained
A salty reminder running down my face

I still awaken each morning
With thoughts of you
A steady longing for the past
A hollowness seizing me
And the emptiness is a place I can't touch
Because how can you reach for something
When it keeps walking away from you