the ocean

the ocean
speaks to you.
it whispers
it roars, it screams.
it's silent
and blue.
it's your wife,
your husband,
your children,
a friend
an enemy.
the ocean is every
one you
ever knew
and have
forgotten.
it's a place
between
far away shores.
it's where your
dreams lie,
where your failures
have risen
and sailed away.
it's the beginning
of your life.
it's the end
of your life. it
welcomes you
with a cold
embrace
that warms.