I have lived on an island
surrounded by water for my entire childhood.
I am terrified of it.
I have seen the ocean
call to sailors
who never return.
I have watched the water
crash through our community,
tearing a path for its swells of destruction.
I have seen it drown
children and men alike - it has no preference
and takes no prisoners.
I have known
the salty aftertaste that reminds me of the muffled tears
cried in desperation and hopelessness.
I have heard tales
of the monsters that thrive
in and on its waters.
I have lived,
laughed,
loved,
and lost,
encompassed by its tide.
I have seen the drops of the cliffs,
the jagged stone below where it laps,
wearing the costume of solace.
I do not meddle in its business
and pray it does not mine.
I have lived on an island surrounded by water.
Terrified of it, still.
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