the jetty

When clock strikes 12 midnight

The woman waits patiently for her boyfriend

Along the jetty to an island

She walks many times around

The stall owners stare at her

Thinking she is mad walking alone

Along the wooden jetty waiting for whom

Some diners too look up and ponder

The time passes by

The soft breezes poking fun

She ignores it and walks alone

Once a while she checks her watch

The seconds then minutes

The man is late this time

Finally she sits down on a bench

Looking towards the sea....

She shivers

The cold wind caressing her thoughts

Pulling her back into the sea

She imagines what will it be like

Then she hears footsteps

She turns around to see

Faces of many men

“Are you alright Miss?”

She smile shyly

“I am alright

I am just waiting

For a friend to come”

When she looks above their heads

She sees her man walking to the jetty

She waves her hand and the men look

They walk away saying goodnight

The sea lashes on the planks

The white foams mixing with the dark

The night breezes blowing along

The night finally comes alive

She runs to him

The smile and the glow

Only thing she hasn't known

She walks pass through

The man dreams of her smile

The images seem real as he walks the jetty

Teary eyes as he recalls the fateful night

A woman floating in the fisherman's net

She stops and turns around

“It can't be true!

I am here why are you looking down?

I am here waiting for you at midnight!”

The man hears the wind echo

He looks up and facing the stalls

Now the diners and neon lights

The smell of food and barbeque

The water lashes on

The white foams rising up with the splashes

The wind surfing on the water

In the night lingering whisper of loneliness

The man bows his head

In his own grief he cries

He forgets about his date

When he remembers it is too late

“I am here my dear

Why don't you see me?”

The man only listens to the breezing echo

Of the night he never forgets

He stands at the jetty

For quite a while looking to the sea

The stars shine up in the sky

He wishes she lives in paradise

Then he moves away

To the parking lot where his car stays

He looks up to the jetty as if he hears

“I am here my dear if only you can see”

He drives the car away

On midnight he forgets

A woman standing on the jetty

Tears flowing hope to see him again