love deep as the ocean

I soften my face and jaw and imagine feeling gentle waves rolling in and rolling out as if they were lulling me to sleep. Sleep is an illusive place I am unable to reach as if I were climbing a ladder to nowhere.

Gazing to the sky, I am amazed to see no end to the stars. It's as if I flew my soul to the heavens, and I have an impeccable view of the Universe that only God can glimpse.

I bow my head and heart to the Divine within me and cry out: Do you remember me? Do you not hear me? 

I can only apprehend the echo of a voice that is reminiscent of me. 

At this moment I recognize, that I am alive. I am alive. 

"If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day."

—Leonard Cohen