A little older, a little wiser....

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.