his smile warmed my heart like

the ocean, when you stand in it

so long that suddenly you get

used to it. it's not exactly a

surprise, but it is pleasant. it's

one of nature's wonders that

you can't capture on film or

in a photograph. the waves

crashing suddenly at your

legs, uncontrollable but you

stay. the foam brushing

your every being, smashing

into you with gentle ease

but never letting up. a

constant, deep sea that will

set my heart into peace

and make me never want

to leave. a type of freedom

that i still need to discover,

a type of beauty that i

still struggle to understand,

but both are there,

waiting for me to dive in.