funny how one moment can change one's perspective on life

one moment i am beaming, enveloped in sunshine,
calm
at peace

but then a wave comes
taking me down as it crashes on the shoreline
i gasp for air
i stumble over the rocks
rushing to the dry sand

what happened?

at this moment i am anxious, enveloped in a cloud
hurt
in despair

i look up at the sun hiding behind the cloud
i search through the throng of people
i am desperate to find my peace again
i walk back to the waves
i sit before it
i beckon for a wave to come and drag me back to my sunny seas