The storm stopped,
no one returned
towards the beach,
everyone left.
The waves crashed,
the shells smiled
as they should have,
they are free now.
No tourist is here,
the gulls return
and greet the shells,
they have won.
For how long?
Let’s leave this.
Mitja Lovše is a writer, a performer and a director from Slovenia. He works within the fields of theatre, film, television and literature. He’s still alive.