Where doth it begin, this wave that cometh over me That leaves me at times in great overwhelm Unable to respond Frozen in time and space
It seems as though one day the seas of my mind are calm All is well at the helm of life Clear sailing as it were But underneath...
Like an undertow or undercurrent Swells are forming that will one day reveal themselves Maybe it starts like a ripple on a body of water Building up steam
Hence I do not know that which is coming Lurking, slowly building up Underneath the tranquility Waiting to erupt or burst forth
If one were able to see the tides shifting Maybe one could get a sense of the impending storm brewing Something like a light keeper Warning Captains of impending ill wind
But alas it is not so The waves come rolling in On an unsuspecting shoreline Crashing unto its midst
Growing stronger from some unseen source Wreaking havoc and intensifying as it goes The storm unleashed with great impotence Inflicting the desired impact
The groundswell of emotion now set free Erupts in its various forms, anger and disgust Fear and sadness arise sometimes Disguised as surprise and happiness
This co-mingling of human outlets Can plunge us into the depths of despair Into the caverns of our vessel and sink us To depths undiscovered and fraught with danger
Yet like all hurricanes above the waterline They too shall weaken, wear themselves out And over time they lose power Once again we will feel like we are in control
Calmness is the order of the day; after all We are “emotional beings” living through a human existence. And it is so and So it is.