When they all run
In a mad stampede
Shoving and screaming
For higher ground
Still, you wait

When the water
Drags itself away from the shore
With a dry ******* sound
Like the ocean
Is taking a deep breath in
Still, you wait

When the birds
Go deadly quiet
And the air trembles
With the stillness
Of each shuddering heartbeat
Still, you wait

And the wall of water
Comes surging towards you
With a sound like rushing static in your ears
You meet it with arms wide open
And let the raging riptide
Carry you into the sea