i like the sound of how an ocean dies.
it's a far cry; ricocheting between its ends
gruelling, circling, and finally reaching the shore.

and then it breaks itself open,
like someone at the brink of giving up;
opening their life up to a lover.

have you seen an ocean cry?
its tears leaving patterns on the sand
like a death note for you to find;
the salt from its teardrops sizzling
underneath your toe.
and then it sucks all the sand back in,
as if in a moment of regret.

and when the sun turns amber,
its heart runs wild-
tumultuous thoughts of emerald green
and sparkling aquamarine.

and just when it's too dark for you to see,
it spreads out its wings against the sky.
under flecks of rain and wind
it looks out for all there is to see.
it soaks in all that is to be.
and under that dark, flickering light
that hides the warmth of the fragile,
i have seen an ocean smile.

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i wrote a few lines of this as an emerging thoughts a while back and only now did i get a chance to finish. publishing after ages, show this some love <3