Ocean Mother

Written October 26th, 2020

I feel your heartbeat in your waves

I can hear your voice, a quiet song in the distance

I see your glimmering eyes when I stare into your depths


You take my breath away

You steal the oxygen from my lungs and you turn it into fire,

and I choke on the smoke you force into me


And I thank you, O Mother,

I thank you for your aggression,

For if not for your wrath, we might simply shrug away your might


We still sail our ships into your hair,

and throw our waste into your intestines,

but you could swallow us whole if you wished,


So I thank you for your mercy


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