The Tormented Sea

As the tide rolls out I am swept away with it

The crashing and tumbling waves slowly tear away at my soul

Leaving only the tiniest bits for the fish to devour

As I drift further out the sea becomes calmer and more serene

The deep blue hues from these still waters softens my hardened heart

That wishes to be freed from my wretched water-beaten body for more water creatures to devour

The sky over my head is a pale blue smattered with little white clouds and gray sea gulls

The birds from time to time will fly down to perch upon my pitiful head to look for food

The waters around me again start to become rough as land becomes closer

The wild water pushes me hard both forward and under

Making me wonder if I will survive this to be on land again

The water gets rougher and rougher so I can barely keep my head above the surface of the water

As I am about to give up I am thrown onto the beach with such force

That I cannot stand up so I lay there to wait for my strength to return

I finally get up and walk a short distance to rest some more in the shade of a tall palm tree

The cool ocean breeze slowly revives me so I can walk further up the beach

Soon I tire and walk towards the sea again

My body longing to be with my soul

The tide again washes me deep out into the sea

This time I give up completely giving myself to the sea to end its suffering

The sea calms and becomes silent as the murky waters claim another

To ease the insatiable hunger of its cold depths