Dearest love,
The ocean isn't anything but a void for me.
I used to sit at the bottom of the pool in my backyard, I would see how long I could hold my breath.
I'd stay down there until I felt as though I had no choice but to inhale the water, but I always came back to the surface.
While I sat at the bottom of that pool, I thought about the bottom of the ocean.
I thought about how most of it hadn't been quite yet discovered.
I decided to go to the beach today.
I remember feeling the warm sand between my toes as I treaded towards the water.
I remember how relieving the cool water felt.
I kept walking and walking, and the further I walked the closer I thought I was getting towards the sunset.
Once I realized that I'd never reach the sun, I let my body sink to the bottom of the ocean.
I waited at the bottom to see how long I could hold my breath, but I couldn't make it to the surface.
I had to inhale the saltwater, it burned at first, but I got used to the burning.
I never knew how dark the bottom of the ocean is, it's just a deep dark void.
I open my eyes, but I can't see a thing. So I just swim around blindly.
I think about the sun, and how wish I could've made it to the sunset.
I'd swim back up, but it seems as though this darkness is endless and I can't reach the surface.
Your's truly,
Her
