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In the presence of a few, I exhibited a power
That no one had ever seen before

On a secluded moonlit dune, I arose above the sand
And hovered there for a while

I was frightened. I was scared.
My friends were silent as they stared.

As I floated in the air, I could not feel the wind
Though the bells on the boats on the bay were banging in the breeze

I wasn’t frightened. I wasn’t scared.
I’d forgotten my friends were there
Until I came down

Later on, all that night, I could not sleep at all
Thought I heard voices from the other tents.


What would happen the next day?
What would all of my friends say?
I got up and waited by the fire.

I was frightened. I was scared.
Until my friends each appeared
One by one, into the sun.

And they sat me down and smiled
And we talked a little while
And I heard each say that it would be OK. Okay.

As years pass, memories change. Perhaps they all forgot
Or wrote off as a dream

But sometimes on a humid night, I will go out for a walk
And find places that no one else will be

When I’m certain
No one’s around, I will lift off from the ground.

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from The Bells on the Boats on the Bay, released May 6, 2016

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