Sea.

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I told the sea,

I have no friends, you see
But the ever changing tide
And the salty water burning my eyes to remind me that I'm alive and real

I have no friends,
But the prickly shells
And the warm sand beneath the heels of my feet

I have no friends,
But the scorching sun
And the hum of wind caressing me swiftly to comfort me as I lay here

In the spur of the moment I could feel the sea say back to me,
As long as I have feet that  can walk to the shore, I've got a friend in the droplets of water engulfing me.

Then the shells, the sand, the sun and the wind consoled me, they hovered over me and said: In the presence of waves, what is the need for a friend?

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