waves

emotions seem to come and go like the ocean’s tide

billows of fear and uncertainty 

followed by ripples of calm and peace

i crave normalcy

grocery runs and 

coffee dates and 

7 am call times

only... i yearn for change

more patience and 

longer hugs and 

more obvious love

eyes closed, i inhale calm exhale storm

the smell of salt water and seaweed

cold wet sand beneath my feet

this. this is the calm before the storm.

the rhythmic ebb and flow of change 

blue skies 

cleaner air

quality time 

stillness. silence. 

soon the storm will follow like the high tides during a full moon

the desire to protect the health of Mother Earth

more spontaneous empathy and forgiveness

and a tsunami of gratitude for human connection 

right now it all comes in waves...

the fear

the productivity 

the sadness

the anger

the numbness

the calm

sometimes these waves are tidal waves leaving behind defeat and destruction 

but sometimes, sometimes they come in mere ripples leaving the surface just as quickly as they came

and yet still... emotions seem to come and go like the ocean’s tide 

billows of fear and uncertainty 

followed by ripples of calm and peace