Wind in my back

The sun sinks in the waves
It exchanges its face for the moon
The heaven buried in gold a new night falls
The salty smell of desire.
Takes all the thoughts with him
That takes away all the pain and stress,
to the other side of the sea.
And wherever you may look,
only air, sand and water…
No people, no houses,
no cars no streets.
No chaos no haste, no back and forth,
just de sea in front of me and the wind in my back.
Don't follow me,
Don't think that I am leaving,
Here I feel myself exist!

Far away hidden behind the sand
Lies the land where there is still time,
where the restlessness,
the chaos and the worries,
experience my flee as purposeless betrayal
But what ever they think,
I do not have to catch my train,
Do not have to run, do not have to work
To reach my goals,
Not to be who I am not
No stairs to climb, no step backwards,
just watching the sea with the wind in my back

Don't follow me,
Don't think that I am leaving,
Here I feel myself exist

When I go back to the land,
all my ships will be burned
the storm will be gone, the sky will be bright
All fears, anger and struggle,
will be in the past, just for a moment
Untill reality gives me new worries

The clouds predict the rain,
It gets dark and the wind strengthens,
Even the night cannot stop me anymore
It is time to return, time to go home
And wherever you may look,
only air, sand and water…
No people, no houses,
no cars no streets no chaos, no haste
no haven, no bridge
just de sea in front of me
and the wind in my back!


Toos Ligtenberg