• The Ocean...

    Rushing…
    Peaceful…
    Tormenting…
    Reassuring…
    Eerie…
    The ocean before you…
    Starring back at you…
    You step into the open water,
    And feel the familiar feelings it brings.
    You know you’re not the only one in the water,
    But yet you feel an empty, alone, feeling.
    Is it the quantity, depth, being of the water?
    Or just the overwhelming sense that the same water
    Your feet is in, is on the other side of the world as well.
    It goes on forever…
    Endless… Blue green…
    Beautiful is an understatement.
    No word truly describes it,
    And my meager vocabulary can’t do it justice.
    The noise of the waves and the pulsing of the water,
    Seems to whisper secrets only you can hear.
    You can see why some people are scared of it…
    Its power, its size…
    But you just wonder…
    It doesn’t scare you in the slightest.
    Yes, it probably should…
    But its not fear, what you feel, when you’re in the waves.
    It’s just the feeling of happiness, you’re at peace…
    With yourself, and the world,
    For the small instant in time…
    You wish you could stay in the waves, have this feeling, forever…
    But you know you can’t.
    You must go face the world, your fears,
    Once more…
    You treasure the last few seconds, and then you step onto the sand.
    You look back at it.
    You almost wave goodbye,
    You will be back soon.
    And you won’t forget the peace, any of those feelings.
    Rushing…
    Peaceful…
    Tormenting…
    Reassuring…
    Eerie…
    The ocean behind you…
    Waving goodbye…