i'm rational enough to know
that the water near the shore
is shallow
im standing in it ankles deep
and i can back out whenever i want
what's in the water but sand
and seaweed and fish
and beauty
?
i am made of air
and only graze the surface of the sea
clarity is my essence
so clear i'm invisible
the water holds secrets
to imagine but
Warning: do not touch
Sharks in the Water
pick the flowers do not pet the fish
the ocean isn't still
but it is still
green in the light
and blue in the mind
flashes of silver taunt and
i would do anything
to be unafraid
i am air
and irrational enough to hope
the sea will reach up to me
but it won't
so i stay in the same spot
ankles deep in the water near the shore
for hours
for days
for months
for years.

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Poetrywe are the broken//we are the corrupt//we are the shallow #54 poetry (2/23)