Seeking sun and sand and salty water,<\/p>\n
wanting all three in reach.<\/p>\n
I took a drive to the coast,<\/p>\n
to spend a day at the beach.<\/p>\n
Wanting time on my own, a desire to be all alone.<\/p>\n
I grabbed a towel, took a book, packed a yogurt and a peach.<\/p>\n
Had it all for my day at the beach.<\/p>\n
I nestled myself in the shade, ate the small lunch I had made.<\/p>\n
The towel kept me from the sand, the book distracted me from the water,<\/p>\n
the rented umbrella blocked out the sun.<\/p>\n
It seemed that life was full of avoidance tactics, choices keeping me from my stated goal.<\/p>\n
There I sat wanting to be alone with several hundred others who may have wanted the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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