In a Heartbeat

[couchgrouch]

In a HeartbeatSand clung to her wet skindown by the oceansideas we kissed by the boardwalkour toes were kissed by the tidethey say in old seashellsyou can hear the ocean speakwith her ear pressed, against my chestshe heard forever in a heartbeatI recall how her lapcradled my weary headas I wondered on that sofaif we were ready yetthen all my doubts and worriesmelted down my cheekmy tears wet her skin, cos the life withinwas like hope in a heartbeatbut the high living I made on my jobmeant that my home life was being robbedI was just making dead ends meetso I quit that place in a heartbeatthen I woke up one morningand heard my baby sonask to borrow my razorbefore his senior promyeah, even with those whiskersI still saw the child beneathbut my boy in his prime, told me that timegoes by in a heartbeatyeah it all happens in a heartbeatin a heartbeat(c)2005 Robert George