This moment

I drag my feet closer to the shore 

The sea seems darker than it did before

Darker like the coming years

Tormenting me with waves of fears

Fears that creep up like the tide

Creep up my limbs that lay limp at my side

My bare arms are stung by shards of salt and sand   

As I reach for my memories in the salty sea 

But they sting my hands and slip away from me

The sea whispers my name and I am afraid

Afraid of her depth and her icy embrace

I am not ready to let go yet

Though It hurts to remember as it does to forget

But in this moment I am warmer

I can not become younger or older

I am frozen in this moment

When nothing exists but the present