I Am The Sea
Past and present, I remain unchanged in my wholeness and majesty
With foamy tendrils, I reach out to the coarse sands of the shore
I reach for you, beautiful and frail in both your joy and your agony
You find my rumble comforting, often falling asleep to my roars
You humans still puzzle me, even after so many thousands of years
I snatch your ships and plunge them into myself, stealing your loved
But you bring your children, let me lap around them, without any fear
You cannot survive my depths, but like to study them from up above
I can take no sides in your fleeting petty affairs and bloody wars
Yet you bring metal monsters into my waters to destroy each other
I play a central role in each of your countries’ stories and lore
And you disrespect me, polluting my waters, time after another
I suppose this means you treat me like one of your own kind
You try to love me unconditionally, conserve my natural splendor
But there is too much of me, and I must surely not mind
If oil sullies my waters or if the lives of my creatures are hindered?
And I say, no, I do not l mind these hateful, dirty actions of yours
For my waters are vast and lively, and they wash clean all impurities
My lifetime is infinite, but yours is quick, sudden, and nothing more
I have existed since time itself, yet you lot boast in your maturity
You say that I am a wonder of this world, a piece of art
I am terrifying and deadly to you, yet you all love me
Pulsing of my waters matches the beating of your hearts
I am an eternal and silent witness, for I am the sea