Running, dancing, shoes skipping against
a lip of water,
wind and waves converge,
Rushing in and out
Salty air moving in your lungs,
Inhale, exhale,
Deeper, wider...
I feel like a neutron star
Collapsing in upon myself,
Denser, dimmer;
An eternal stasis: alive, hiding;
Chaos ebbing,
A diminishing tide...
And yet...
Here I am,
a little older,
a little wiser...
Placid and glowing;
Love shimmering on a receding wave,
Burning in the ashes of the sun
Hiding behind the horizon
Hugging the curve of a waning moon
Feeling the roundness of the earth beneath my feet...
I am alive, but different...
Happy New Year.
