Let us play

For anyone who surfs... and has eaten shit in the process.


"Let us play" she says

I say, "okay"

then stand upon the sands and pray

"Mother, please keep me safe today"

she responds, as always, "you'll be okay."



With reverence I hurl myself into blue

The sky - a palette of deep lavender hues

Faint rays of light bid night, adieu

Dawn marks the time for our game to ensue.



My breath, my calm, I try to keep

Mountains rumble from cerulean deep

She picks me up, her face so steep

But with my faith, I take a leap

Stomach drops, heart skips a beat

Hesitation hits, yet I can't retreat

Falling forward, can't find my feet

Head-first over heels, now facing defeat

She slams me down, can't see nor breathe

Clenched in the grip of her gnarly teeth

Lungs burn for the surface of the salty sea

yet a strange serentiy encompasses me

I find the space between sea and sky

Gasping, aware, and utterly alive

Hurriedly, frantically, with each stroke I glide

to get back in line for the world's greatest ride.