A SIMPLE KIND OF LOVE IN A DECEPTIVE KIND OF SEA
This is a story of time, of life, three friends and a journey to the soul.
The festival was over
And we were at the sea.
Addy was at the shore, waving at us both
While we played like little children in the sea, maybe a little too deep.
‘’Have you seen how a wave looks from below when it crashes?’’, you ask me.
‘’No, but now we must find out!’’
The trick is to wait till the right moment, until you flip back and hit the sea bed and above you will see
The most beautiful swirling wave
Frothing gushing passing over your head
Filled with a million flecks of broken coral glistening in the sunlight
Like stars in a bright white sky
The secret of life reduced to this moment in time.
But this is a story of love.
And after every ride comes a fall.
In an instant, the moment of bliss comes crashing with the wave,
In the next, it’s taken me away!
I hear you say, ‘’get back, it’s too deep’’
But it’s too late. My feet can’t find the ground, my arms they begin to flap around.
Like a helpless bird, staring in the face of its own demise, I turn to my right, I turn to my left, desperate, with nothing to hold on to.
The sea has turned into a monster! What will I do?
I see Addy in the distance. He doesn’t look happy. Will this be a tragedy?
In an instant, you are by my side. Holding my hand, you look into my eyes
‘’Swim with me, we will make it.’’
I am unsure, but I try.
Keep swimming forward.
Keep. Swimming. Forward.
But my mantra is not enough and soon my arms start to give up.
So this is how I drown.
The fear escapes my lips and into your ears
‘’I am scared, please don’t let go of my hand.’’
But this is a story of love.
There is no room here for fear.
For you, love is simple,
Like the sun, that can be trusted to rise each morning.
And as easy as the morning sunrise, these simple words were etched into my heart.
You say to me, with utmost certainty,
‘’I will drown with you, but I will not let go of your hand’’
And those very simple words
I will never forget
For they awakened in me,
A courage buried deep inside
That is far mightier than fear,
A place where there is no more ego
Only a universal truth.
Just two kids fighting to survive
Determined to live.
Lost. Drowning.
No one to help
No one to call
But we are enough
To make it back
Together
We will and we can.
At the shore, addy waits for us like a grounding rock
‘’What is this madness? these idiots’’, he thinks.
The first of many.
Because where there is love
There is also madness
And we are all mad here.
Even Addy.