Unusual Poem by Angelica Duardo

I’m a little unusual today.
Is not that I have never felt this way,
It’s just that the sea made me think
Of all those things that I’m about to live.
I tried to listen to the orchestral sea,
But it’s melodies were muted or carried away by the wind.
Pale shells have the royal task
Of keeping track of all that that’s been sung.
And I’m like a spy, sticking my ear on their mouths,
Hearing them sing songs of the sea
That tell you the story of all that has been;
While I sit here and its greatness I meet.

I’m a little unusual tonight
After seeing the stars shine so bright.
A couple of them fell from the sky,
Making me wish a superfluous wish.
The night was growing dark
After the moon sank in the sea of black;
Making its way back to the other side of the world,
While I was left here, with my life on hold.

I’m a little unusual today
After making my way through the sand,
Hoping to be holding someone else’s hand,
And walk the distance between the moon and the sun.
I scrubbed my feet in the porous land
And saw how my skin turned dark and opaque.
I felt every bead of glory and rock
That the sea brought back for me to touch.
I played with this gold by the sea
With child-like delight,
Completely in awe with my tremendous luck.