I want to swim in your waves

I’ve always had a healthy fear of oceans

Wading in to my knees and no more;

The ocean, immensely powerful, comprehensively unknown

And me, not a discoverer and a poor swimmer

I had a healthy fear of oceans

But now as I gaze across your glimmering surface

Eyes roaming your infinite horizon

I want to explore the depths of your character

I want to wander the breadth of your shores

And though I am still afraid of oceans

I want to swim in your waves