The Ocean
copyright 2007

I opened the window and sat with my eyes closed
the wind blew the curtains and in fell the rain
I reached for a bucket to catch every drop but they
danced through my fingers onto the parquet

I slipped off my sandals and dipped my left toe
slid out of my robe and my silk camisole
then slowly descended into the unknown and it
felt like the ocean had swallowed me whole.

And I'm in completely now
one thousand feet down
and it's dark and beautiful
not a soul around
and a blue whale's watching
from his big left eye
with a quiet confidence
he glides.
I opened the window and sat with my eyes closed
the wind blew the curtains and in fell the rain