Swells
life
is a sea
of momentous
possibility
lifting us
in its
swells
and
dashing us
on its
reefs
where
clownfish nibble
at the coral of
our plans
and friendly anemones
tickle our
regrets
we dip
our toes
in rockpools
and splash about
in shallows
while
deep
water
beckons
cool
and
dark
it
whispers
its promise
that things will
never be the same
once we swim
into
it
it
promises
to whisk us to
unfathomed places
once we swim
into
it
and
the
risk
of drowning
in those depths
eventually
seems
less
than
the
risk
of being
cast onto the rocks
by the waves
of age
so
we step
into the ocean
we jump into the current
we dive into the rip
that sweeps you
into life
and us
out
of
it