a distant melody

Away you went, away from me,
Beneath a stormy sky.
And I was drifting off to sea.
Alone, I wondered why.

You came and went like waves on sand,
As I watched the shore grow small.
The waves that flow at the wind's command
 Will push me farther still.

Slipping under, I have lost
The ground beneath my feet.
I search for where our paths have crossed,
A distant melody.

The shore is gone, the past behind,
The ocean now my home.
And in the depths my heart will find
It best to be alone.