IF I SEE AGAIN


If I see the ocean again

And feel the water rush up my ankles

I will look out on the waves

Then see the infinite distance

If I see the stars again

Against the darkness of space

I will dream of traveling there

And someday know other worlds

If I see love again

The warm touch of another

I will walk in peace

The kindness in each of us

If I hear the laughter of a child

And see the smile of a mother

I will know the future

Of humanity

If I hear the last tear shed

With the understanding of eternity

Choices made from love

And not from hate

If I see the ocean again

And feel the water rush up my ankles

I will look out on the waves

Then see the infinite distance


Michael V Hechtman