The Statue

She stands on those barren cliffs, and watches out to the sea,
waiting for her soul mate to return.
Her unending love for him ceased to be want, and became need long ago.
Every day tears into her, every day steals from her that which is rightfully hers.
She waits for the unfeeling waters to return him to her longing arms, her aching heart yearns for him.
Despite the days, weeks, months that pass, she gives up no hope, she knows he will return to her.
Always will she stand, waiting in anticipation for her one true love's return.

She stands on those barren cliffs, longing to see the sails rise above the horizon.
The stiffness in her body does not change the way she feels, she can sense the want of his love.
She loyally anticipates his return, knowing he could not lie to her,
"I will return my love, have faith and I will always be with you."
His words echo in her memory.
Years go by and still she longs for him, her feelings growing stronger with each passing season.
She will wait for eternity, never will she abandon him to the unforgiving harshness of age.

She stands on those barren cliffs, desperate for his return.
Tears trickle down her cheeks, slowly turning to stone.
The stiffness in her body is now permanent, she can not move, yet still she looks out, knowing his return is certain.
Her soul and emotion, now encased in the statue that once was a woman.
Her posture and the traumatised yet yearning expression, encased in stone for the rest of time.
Every day forever she will stand there, watching, praying, and slowly dying.

The shining blue of her eyes, the window to her soul, is all that now remains with colour in her broken being. Yet they watch still, and will until the end of time, for the coming of the lover which the sea swallowed. Long ago he was lost, yet she will never know, her soul will never be released from it's stone prison until her hope is gone, then it will be left to an eternity of despair. But hope will remain forever and for always, for those last words spoken to her echo in her memory:
"I will return my love, have faith and I will always be with you."