Ocean of My Mind

I could feel my hands gliding through the silk of the sea Perched on the edge of the sea I longed for the water's clam to rest against my skin To be caressed by ideas and possibilities of life To be held, enthralled by the vicious grip of suspense To be buoyed on the waves of thought Pushing off the edge I fell in Doused in the innocence and arrogance of my thought Ideas and inspirations lapped up against me Pain and guilt washed away as I swam beneath the sun The calm was replaced by roaring waves Tossed and spun I smiled as I was carried away from the shore The depth of a plot and the anchor of conflict beat against me The sun was replaced by the moon as I danced beneath the stars Words and scenes raced through me like a chill Whispered words in the dark and passionate kisses revenged my mind By slipping into the water I was set free A million things were possible as my mind was unleashed Every passion I ever dreamt up Every likeness I could ever believe in I dropped into the finite imaginings of life Everything that was possible Everything that was impossible It was all in my reach The sea salt kissed my skin as I dove beneath the waves Ideas that thrilled me and drenched me Revolutions and war The kindness of a friend The pain of a lover The sharpness of a knife The sweetness of victory It all swam around me If I left, the ideas would be left in salt on my skin I grinned like a mad man because it was beautiful Churning beneath the stars a thousand stories waiting to be written A thousand life times begging to be brought to life Maybe I was a madman for knowing it could all be real Real stories on paper Stories to inspire and to tear down strongholds Stories to change the course of history and stop people in their footsteps Stories to relish Stories to cry over Everything could be real Everything could be true And everything could be mad If only I imagined it in the ocean of my mind