in the sea...the sea...the sea that is...you know there's otha fish in the sea that is.

It took a second
to register
up in my brainium
my dome
my head
my skull
my cranium...
-The Pharcyde_Otha fish in the Sea

i pause
before diving in
what if's swimming through my mind
what if it's too cold
what if there are jellyfish
what if there are sharks
i don't want to freeze
while my big toe gets stung
and that shark has my pinky toe as an appetizer
the sea calls
i just can't
i freeze
no not from the water
i havent jumped in yet
maybe i'll creep up on the water
...impossible
the angles of the sea are far to complex
than any of mine
but yet the sea does not dominate me
the sea calls...it asks me
to come
give it purpose
give it a laugh or too
yea i can hardly swim...but i could try...right?maybe
it's still calling
i'm still pausing
but...thinking about it
frustration illuminates the sea
waves crash harder against the shore beyond me
i freeze
the sun appears
rising from the tense sea
its rays start to descend against that same shore
creating a path right into the ocean
no longer frozen
i struggle with these damn clothes
tossing them behind
i begin with a dainty speed walk
and lose my mind
i run and i crash into that sea
i exhale ahhhhh and i pause ahhhhhh
the water...he's nice
and warm.
ay yes the sharks and jellyfish are cool too.