I Am the Beach

from Encounters by Jesse Barki

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I am the beach
Write your problems in the sand
Let em rip, just let the words flow out your hand
And though the waves will take your words one day
They might seem to go away, but they absorb into my skin
I am beginning to remember what you went through

I will internalize your words as you live heaven on this earth
For merely one good afternoon, the sun gives everything to you
That's what I hope for, what I am for, why I hold the heat that radiates to me
Cuz I am the beach, your long desired release
Escape from pressure naturally, you would do anything for me
And me for you, I often do, in spite of what you went through
But please don't put it past you that your problems haven't fully gone away
They still exist in my sand covered abyss
I know you're dealing with some shit, I feel as if it is my duty to remind you
That as terrible as life can sometimes be
Yeah you can run away physically, rest all your problems here with me
But often problems dig much deeper than
The limited constraints we call the beach

Deep beyond the sand, they dig through dirt to find the land
They know the roads you traveled home on
Take the back roads, avoid the tolls, stop to get gas
Though I am just the beach, I can see their trajectory
They will come back, they will come back, they will come back
You won't be happy to find out they've grown in size and now you doubt
that you will ever find escape from them again
Don't ever leave your problems here with me
Don't ever leave your problems here with me
Don't ever leave your problems here with me
Don't ever, ever, ever forget your problems at the beach

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from Encounters, released January 10, 2020

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