At war with the ocean
I entered the cold and windy sea
To see what I could see
There was something I had in mind
A treasure I couldn’t find
I was searching for a crab
To fit the habitat that I had
but when I stepped into the sea,
The sea stepped back at me
It threw me toward the shore
So I went back in for more
It hit me hard again
but I refused to let it win
We fought this back and forth
Like an ocean tug of war
In the end I needed air
cause the ocean won’t play fair
So I bowed to my opponent
Who wore sea foam and owned it
It was time to say goodnight
but tomorrow’s a new fight.
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I'm a Grad student now studying Biochemistry and Biophysics (not sure how I got there). I guess I've been using this site for nearly 8 years now though sometimes I went years without writing much of anything. I write what I feel and I write what I need to let go of. Sometimes I write about a dream or a nightmare I had, If I can tell the difference. I fell in love for poetry in high school and continued to write in college. I hope to publish a book someday as well (leave a comment if a poem speaks to you). P.S. My Instagram is @CottonCandyPoems
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