Ocean

I'm alone on a small boat in a vast ocean.

I'm at peace.

All I can do is look out and smile.

It's so beautiful I can't find the words to capture what I think.

The ocean rolls around me;

I watch as the waves come ever higher up the sides of my craft.

I am not scared. I trust I won't be sunk.

The waves break over the side of my boat.

It's playing with me, so I return the fun.

We ended in a good-natured splash battle.

I'm tempted to abandon the ground.

I want to dive into the water.

But I don't.

I don't understand the ocean enough for that;

It does not understand me enough.

It would not be safe for either of us.

So no. I stay grounded.

The night is well upon us.

I want to stay here tonight, in the peace of the waves.

But no.

I know it would be a problem in hindsight.

So I leave.

I return to the civilized world.

I leave behind the place of peace.

I know it's not the last time I'll be there.

I'll bide my time in patience.