The Sea

The waves sang the same siren song that had lulled me to sleep as a child

and I swore that this time I fathomed them

I tasted the subtle warmth of the salt in the air

And I let the openness of the water trick me into thinking I could grasp her

But as the grey of dusk fell away into night

the dark of the sea stopped revealing the secrets of her depths

It was then that I learned the truth

We never stop fearing the unknown