A Great Tide Carries Us

The great tide carries us

through currents of ocean desires.

Ignoring this, we flail and squawk,

drawing lines on the sea,

crafting stories in air.

Measuring streets on water,

and identities in sky

we build fluid cities

pretending solid ground

is under foot.

One day, the depths stir.

A mountainous force rises.

Sinuous as a dream,

it eludes perception

until its gargantuan mass

glides through the surface.

An enormous eye

meets our tiny gaze

and we are shocked awake

by the vast consciousness

staring back at us.

Prepare for this moment.

Caress the elusive life force

mysteriously appearing

in the slight gaps

between things.

Live the vast destiny

beyond your small self,

the great tide carrying us.