We are on an island
surrounded by water
we don't spend
time at the beach
we have pools of all
shapes and sizes
most of us go to
the beach in the fall
no one from out of
town then
no one to hear the
seagulls cry
the sound of the waves
crashing against the shore
no one to bother us
to ask us questions
to crowd the beaches
no one to interrupt
our solitude
no one at all