December 18, 2023

Here Again

Descending from the mountains

I am once again by the sea

Air enters my lungs at a rate

So high for the first time in decades

The smell of salt tickles my nose

Urges me to sit and stay awhile

I think I will

Closing my eyes I hear the waves

The same ones from all those years ago

And yet

So very different

The crashing of water floods my ears

And washes my thoughts out with it

Finally

I can exist in peace