Turning the Tide

On a beach
The tide comes and goes
Cannot be stopped
The cause is known
No questions, no attempts
To stop the turning tide

Relationships
Are not like that
Unpredictable at times
The tide keeps coming in
Love simply grows
Stronger, creating tides
That will never turn

Other times
Without a warning
Love slips away
Perhaps to return
Or gone forever
A force you cannot fight
No chance to stop
The turning tide

Or maybe
Emotion comes back
Too much to handle
Not as love, as hate
Ripping at the shores
A hurricane, a tsunami
Impossible to fight
The overwhelming tide

Once before
Our tide turned
I tried with all my strength
To stop the turning, yet
Accomplished nothing
Now I fear the hurricane
And turn my back to run
From our turning tide