Life of an Ocean

I am an ocean

With mystery and depth

Unaware of my power 

And unable to rest

With riptides in my soul

And then calm waves in my chest

I am an ever changing tide

Swimming in my waters, you'll drown without a vest

The sunrises over me in the east

And sets in my west

The Atlantic 

The Pacific 

Every coast is my quest

There's so much life within me

The light that I reflect

I hope it shines on you 

Where love and energy intersect

But beneath the coral and the fish

Beneath all the breathes

Is a deep, dark place

Where no one can see

Down there is eternal night

Filled with trauma and debris

Sometimes it rises up

Beats against my shore 

My mind starts waging a long, painful war

It truly ceases

Just settles back down

And sits on my ocean floor