But that’s the sea.
Don’t you see?
I am her, and she is me.
The ships will rock, and quake, and glide
With trembled hands and covered eyes
Because the sea, you never know
Where she stays or when she goes
The break of day, or tides of night
Raining down or shining bright
The sea will always take her time
She won’t be pushed around by slime
Whether on two feet anchored to land
Or testing the restraints of her plans.
She really does try to understand .
What to make of the man.
Men will come from far and wide
They only see her for her shine,
Not the pain she tries to hide
Not the storms she keeps inside
Seeing calm seas, men tempt their fate
Seeking her beauty, if only for a day
They don’t see her for what she is
Seeking their pleasure without remiss
They can’t compute the beauty with rage
She can’t be possible of such dismay
They only see the light she glows
But not her tattered heavy soul
Where she screams inside and rips apart
Every living fiber of her heart
She howls and yells just trying to be free
Of her monsters lurking in the deep
Buried so deep they think it’s treasure
They dig and push seeking their pleasure
No regard of her measures
She’s obviously braved worse weathers
She yells and screams and tells them NO
Unfazed by her pain, they think she says go
She settles then, numb to them too
Just be like the rest, don’t be you.
She’s meant to be vast and pure and blue
Calm and docile just like you
She hides her sorrow come morning light
But every night, the waves ignite
The tides will change, just like her mind
Once she’s pushed beyond her kind
Her box she keeps buried down deep
Rocks the foundation, quaking the beams
She battles her mind to maintain her control
She knows that by dawn that heads will roll
She billows and blows no care for destruction
They called her demure and cute as a button
She thrashes and crashes reigning supreme
They made me this, THEY MADE ME MEAN!
All her woes, her pain and sorrow
She throws at their feet, no care for tomorrow
With rage in her eyes, she’s blinded by pain
She just wants it out, she wants to be sane.
She offers kind, subservient waters
But they always want more for sons and daughters
She gives and gives until nothing is left
Except that deep dark hole still at her depth
The self constructed prison at the bottom of the ocean
She shackles her demons and raging emotions
The skies start to clear as she opens her eyes
The people never left her, after all this time
Her people still come no matter the price
Even misguided they still want her light
She pushes away time after time
But they barter for love, no matter their life
They would give their life for a monster like me?
For even a small glimpse of the sea?
No matter the pain and chaos I cause
They come for the ride and stay for my fall.
The inevitable destruction that follows my heart
It rips them away then rips them apart
But still they stand, steadfast on the sand
Waiting for the day, I embrace all I am
The sea is wild, crazy, and free
With depths too deep for even me.
But if you do glimpse the dark depths of my sea
Just promise you’ll try to love every part of me,
Wade through the sand, just get to the water
Get through it all and please don’t falter
Can you love the raging sea?
Twisted tales and a sailor's dream
Maybe, Just Maybe,
you can love me.
How is it, you still don’t see?
She is I and I am she.
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