Eyes Wide Open

(inspired by writing prompt "manifesto" from Sunday Scribblings)

i grew up by the ocean

listening to the rhythm of the waves

ebb, flow

strength of the undertow

pulling at my ankles

little girls

shrieking at the sight of jellyfish

their vomity appearance

threatening to sting their toes

i felt so small

and yet so big

the power of the water moving,

growing somewhere deep inside

at the edge of the water

there was no end

there was more, always

than what my eyes could see

so i learned to trust

the beyond the bigger picture

that i can't always see

i see it in the eyes of a friend

who speaks to me without words

but through a tear, a hug

i hear it in the music

that ignites the soul

that once was dead

but is now alive

i feel it in the prairie winds

that i cannot see

but whose power

cannot be contained

and i know

i believe

that

there is always

hope.