By the Ocean

a short poem I wrote for my grade twelve English class

I stand firm on the mountain’s brink

The wind and waves bind me securely in a link

I fantasize the ambience of falling, and of drowning

Soon, the cerulean sky begins frowning

Insidiously, I long for the wind to weaken my stance

Thereupon, I can subside as the waves proceed to dance

The ocean, a whisper in the air, summons me to hang on

To all the hope that is not yet gone

The sun against the water illuminates my day

And, I realize I am home two thousand miles away