The Lonely Beach

By Winter Burress

I sit by the sea
On a lonely beach
But the beach and I 
Can’t truly be lonely,
Because now we’re together.

I keep the beach company
As I talk to it,
As I tell it stories
Even in the pauses
Of my breath.

The beach stays silent
And it listens
To my every word
As I pour my heart
Into the cold ocean.

As the Sun falls
Below the water,
Swallowed by waves,
I know I must leave
The beach behind.

My feet sink
Into the soft sand
As my weight
Is placed onto them,
But I linger.

I thank the beach
For sitting with me,
So I wouldn’t be alone,
And for listening
To my words.

In my heart,
As I begin to walk
It almost feels 
Like the beach
Is thanking me too.

Winter Burress is a graduate from Illinois State University with their major being in graphic design, and their minor in writing. They enjoy writing stories and poems, and drawing in their free time, and hope to start a promising career in the arts.

You can find them on X at @SunnyTheStriker to see what kind of art they’ve been creating.