Out of phase

We stand together on the ocean shore

The evening is awash in a golden glow

We watch the waves put up a splendid show

Oh, why would the heart want anything more? 

At a distance, one wave begins to rise

Her crest adorned with a smile of glee

She feels one with the limitless sea

A surge of joy lifts her to the sky

Closer by, another wave hits the beach

Bearing a load of unreasonable hope

Alas, he is broken by the rocky shore

And he washes back dejected to the sea

As he recedes, he meets the rising tide

His force brings her happy flight to rest

He doesn't mean to, but breaks her crest

Into the bitter foam of a broken smile

They wash to the sea and rise as waves

She leaps forth again to kiss the sky

He wants to fly with her, share her joy

But yet again, they are out of phase

As they rise and fall forever in agony

She wonders what pleasure He finds

In pairing things of opposite kinds

She smiles at His sense of irony

We silently stare at these waves from the shore

And watch our friends frolick in the sand

Lost in your thoughts, you hold my hand

Oh, but why does my heart want something more?