MUSIC OF THE OCEAN

Catharsis

Waves of emotions
rooting from deep sadness
loneliness emerged
on this very moment

it's hard to swallow
the piece of bread
dipped in a white sauce
of mayonnaise and sticky cheese

looking outside the window
of the train I embarked
from Minot to Orlando
the sight took me home
back in college on our semestral break
in a bus as we pass the bridge
to my Island hometown in Philippines

It's like I smell the ocean breeze
and the salty feeling inside
my nostrils
from the tears I can't hold back
is a catharsis

Three months ago from my
father's passing I can't shed a tear