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// 04 I Stand By Sunset Shimmer 
// Story: Poetry From Equestria And Beyond 
// by LyraAlluse 
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I Stand

By Sunset Shimmer

I stand at the shore of a vast ocean,
Of voices,
Crashing, booming, moving like waves,
And I wonder why,
Some long for the ocean,
When it is all around us.

Perhaps they fear they will drown,
If they do not cautiously approach it,
For many a sacred thing,
Has been lost to the unforgiving sea.  

Perhaps, that is why I feel lost;
Afraid the waves will never take me home,
Or to a place that feels like home.

Afraid the waves will swallow me up,
And before my voice is heard,
Will be swept away by the ebbing tide.

I stand at the shore of a vast Ocean,
Of voices,
Yelling, screaming, squawking like seagulls,
And after letting my tears fall into the waves,
I turn away,

Away from the faces and voices,
That are so foreign to me now,
I cannot remember their names.

And before I journey into the desert,
Set aside for broken promises and lonely souls,
I cannot help but wonder,
Why some long for the ocean,
When it leaves you stranded in the end.