Distant

Mind like ocean, I sit. 

Watching the ripple of the water; see me. 

Under the surface, I cannot realize.

           Intimidating.

I know it’s soft waves,

                  peacefully

         slapping the sandy shore,

                          deceptive.

I sit gazing.  A faint smile upon my face. 

         Calmly responding.

         Distant.

Filled with emotions, the story goes.

         Encompassing immense quantities, the mind.

Years of memories:

                   imagesemotionssmellssensations.

Visibly at peace, I feel a whirlwind.

                  My mind.

    Struggling with words.

Watching the ocean, feeling at one. 

             Seeing only flat surface, unable to comprehend

                                                            the life within.

Breaking skin, confronting the mysteries.

A mass of diversity. 

         Hurricane,

                sea splitting--exposing.

Debris left along the shore. 

My mind spent, words settle around me.

         I Regret.

                 I Sleep.