Tug and pull

Emotions break over you in crashing waves

They demand and pull you under

Then suddenly you’re choking on saltwater and it’s bitter oh God you didn’t expect it to be so bitter it stings

You’re tumbling tumbling tumbling getting cut by tiny sea shells and getting sand in your hair that will take a lifetime to wash out

But oh what is better to feel the tug and pull of the ocean neck deep

Or sit on the sand watching as the waves pass you by without even sticking your toes in