Justin's Big Day

The sunlight is gone
and the ground is all wet
as the sand is pushed back and forth,
back and forth
by the waves.
I enjoy my friends and friendships,
loved ones
and lost ones,
my quiet time
where I can be alone and just think . . .
The waves are coming closer
and life is catching up to me
(though I'm only almost twenty-three)
and sometimes I feel my life's been wasted
but I know its these times,
my quiet times
and when I'm among friends
that I know why life's worth living.



The last time I saw you was long ago
and now that I'm here I've come to know
that when I needed you
(and when I thought I didn't)
You were there all along
and I was not alone.