So Much Better

I see the sunset and hear the wind’s gentle whisper
Can taste salt on my lips and feel the ocean spray on my face
No one around for miles, I listen to the sounds around me
Filled with the beauty of creation I turn to say . . .

It’s better to be alone then lonely, better to be safe then hurt
Best to hide away then face the pain again
Whisper to the wind a need inside as the sun gently warms me
Sand slipping through my toes I walk a little ways

Seagull has found a catch its shriek echoes through the sky
Children playing in the sand, there’s a castle on their mind
Loving couple walking by, smiling hand in hand
A boy being chased by his mother for straying to close to the waves

Yeah, this is so much better, to never miss a beat
To live the lives through other people save this heart of mine
It’s ok, I don’t need a thing, I have the world here now
Nothing wrong, no worry here, which can’t be covered with a smile

It’s really not that bad at all, when you think of things gone by
No one here to go away, no tears, no screams, no knives
At night I read a book or chat with a distant friend
Write my words for comfort and then start it all again

It’s so much better to be by myself, than risk it one more time
So much better to not step out, than have the hurt begin
No promises to be broken nothing to scar or tear
So much better to be alone then face the hurt again
 

Hak
1934 / 27 April 2001