More Than My Waves

1.

My friend once told me

I remind him of the ocean

I thought it was silly of him to compare such a vast, deep, and mysterious thing to me.

He says

All people see are the waves

Crashing and burning with salt, harsh against the sand.

Soft and calming sometimes but with a rhythm you could never understand.

He says

That I'm more than my waves though

I'm more than my saltiness

More than my temporary calmness

He says

I am the middle of the ocean

Vast

Deep

Mysterious

Now when people ask me who I am

I tell them

Set sail and find out.

2.

I am of the walked beach

I've heard the wind laugh

And stood on the pier water bound

I collected some shiny shells

Painted them with hues

And listened of the tinkling sound

I am of the trodden path

Grown from repeated stomps

I carry the thorns that arose

And some days I bloom

A majestic shade of blue

Darked from my woes.

~ Alisha Naik.