We come in waves. One after the other, crashing over and over again.
The calm before the white wash is the best part. It seems as if time has stopped. There’s a strange, but comforting silence. So you lay there, floating, but at the same time, drowning.
The worst consequences come of you facing the shore. You think everything is fine. You sit, basking in the water, looking at the tiny people on the sand as if they are a lifetime away.
We know you forgot that when you face the shore, you are not facing what is behind you.
Suddenly, you’re under water; we have pulled you down, your limbs and hair tangle. You begin to wonder if we will ever release you so you can breathe again.
It’s a foreign feeling–being submerged–yet we have a familiar touch. Like a tap on the shoulder, turning you around, reminding you we are still here. And we always will be.