I close my eyes. The darkness is soothing. The waves crash beside my ears. I take a step forward. No pause, no hesitation. I feel the waters lapping at my feet. I smell the sea, I sense it's wide arms welcoming me.
My eyes open and I see the sky and sea as one, in the horizon. The blue blends together. I see the sky reflected in the sea, and the sea reflected in the sky. I close my eyes again. I take another step forward. No rush, no hurry. The sound of the waves are loud, as they crash around me. The waters swirling around my knees, pushing me from all directions, pulling me from all directions.
I feel myself underwater, dragged by my desire, my greed. Then all is still. The air—or lack thereof— makes the surrounding suffocating. But I find it safe, in my little world. I feel the waters around me. Cooling. I feel the seas embrace. And it is warm.
I slowly open my eyes in the water.
I see the world outside. I see the light above the water. I see the ripples, the waves of the surface. How silent and tranquil the sea is, under the torrents on the surface. I look around me and see my world, a world of blue, a world of silence, a world of contradictions. With a flick of my tail, I swim off. I have left the world behind. I welcome my new one; with no regrets, all left behind.
