Sea Foam

The waves beat at the shore Abruptly pouncing Slowly retreating Again and again White froth churning My eyes watering My throat tightening I open my mouth Nothing Silence Water blissfully moving by me The silence so sweet Yet saltier than the ocean waves Neverending cerulean blue Wading through this Atlantic oblivion Wallowing in these dark depths Deeper Deeper Laughing Water filling my lungs Crying Needing you Needing just a breath A breath of your chlorine Your toxic gases that are so inviting That’ll save me The waves beat against the shore Abruptly pouncing Slowly retreating Again and again The sea foam takes me, engulfs me swiftly As if it’s last supper You just watch You don’t help me I float among the waves, as they gently touch my shoulders Their fingers so cool yet comforting Something I craved They whisper nothings in my ear They encourage me to follow their maniacal, repetitive beating against the shore I can finally let myself go And let these waves take my hands and follow their peculiar dance That is so freeing In this freeing bliss I can rest now Not at peace but at blissful ignorance And the thought that I tried