Why look out by the shore when you can swim in the ocean, baby?
The shore is nice but she has no depth,
she's dry,
she can't make you feel as at home as me.
But then, I suppose, you're used to rough, and hot environments.
I suspected infested with crabs,
I'll give her the benefit of doubt, though.
It must make you uncomfortable,
how comfortable I make you...
Perhaps scientists are so eager to explore the universe,
sending us on an endless goose chase
because they know heaven is on earth.
Of course that's just a theory,
But, you know
My depths are what you crave to reach,
because, you know,
Grand Gates open to the undiscovered depths of the sea.
The sand is silk,
a silk, rose-colored carpet that unwinds from heaven.
The reefs are pillows for you to finally rest.
The depths you might just reach...
Heaven is on earth.
-Hanna Guzman (2022)
