The Ocean

You stand there admiring me
You stand there wondering
Whether to wet your feet in the waves that are me
You stand there wondering if I am as calm as I seem

Then you come closer, one step at a time
First with doubting movements
and then with sure confidence

You stand there waiting for me to come to you
I gently kiss your feet
I see you smile

The warmth of me
the tingling sense of the withdrawing sand beneath your feet
Then you bend down
more confident this time
to splash some water off me

When you do that, some drops land on your lips
You taste them
They are salty

And then you know
that this is no ordinary ocean
It's a vast barren land, filled with tears
The Ocean that's me!!