The Sea Poem by Barbara Stahly

As I stood looking out to the sea
the waves came crashing into me.
The cold salty water eased my pain
and made me realize I was alive again.
Oh how I wanted to forget it all
my life, my loves, this incarnation.
To start all over again with a brand new
life.
The cold sea water swirled around my ankles
and I wanted to engulf myself in its frothy foam.
To clear my brain of its incessant pain.
To live again, to love again, oh what a joyous thought.
To forget this life and all I had wrought.
The glorious sea beckoned me and I closed my eyes
as I went to meet her beneath cloudy skies.