Body of Tears; Deposit of Sorrow

Looking out onto the serene ocean,

The waves cascading onto the shore like waves of tears,

And at once, I imagine that the ocean isn't made of water that came to be there by natural phenomenons,

But rather that the ocean was formed by all the tears that people have shed since the beginning of time;

And perhaps this is why one feels sad when they gaze into a serene ocean alone,

Because it's not a body of salt water,

But rather a body of tears,

A deposit of sorrow from mankind in generations past;

Perhaps that is why I remember all those I've lost

When I look into the serene ocean.

- Michael Hall