A wave knocks a toddler off of her feet

And into the sand she falls

She tumbles down and scratches her knee

Loudly for her mother she calls

By the ocean a lonely teenager sits

Contemplating suicide alone

Cuts run up and down her wrists

She cries in a mournful tone

A mother of two strolls by the sand

Remembering fondly her youth

But alas her thoughts are interrupted and end

As her seven-year-old yells over losing a tooth

An old and frail woman wheels herself down the wharf

Squinting hard to see the ocean blue

The wind gives her chills, she’s forgotten her scarf

The simplicity of her younger days, she tries to pursue

At the beach, we all join together

We celebrate growth and new life

The water is restless from the windy weather

As are melancholy elders, facing eternal nightlife

At the beach