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April 22, 2007
My dear Atlantic Ocean...
...I shall miss you. More than you and I will ever know. I have always believed there is a certain mystical energy that comes from living in an island. The waves that come and go for centuries on end, bringing forth messages from far away lands, bringing happiness, bringing wars, bringing driftwood. Just as quickly and easily, the waves rush back to wherever they need to be. An endless network of synergy between the Sea and the Land. This energy is transmitted unto you the moment you are born, and your whole life mirrors that of the Sea. You come and go, as if this dance was absolutely necessary for your existence. Perhaps this explains why Caribbeans are the way they are. We harbor too much energy in our little bodies, and it all comes out in dancing, laughing and comical hand gestures.
It is because all of this, and much more, that I will miss you, Atlantic Ocean. I haved lived with you side by side for 25 years, your waves have battered me into the person I am today. Don't worry, I'm not bitter. I rather like being as scarred and thick as driftwood.
In approximately three weeks or so I will only be four hours away from the Pacific. I still remember when I first visited California three years ago and I squealed like a little girl when I touched the Pacific in Santa Monica. It is all One Sea, but it felt like I was stepping into the other side of the Planet, albeit fiercer and harsher than you. Your gentleness (with a hurricane every now and then as wake up calls) have taught me well, and I am more than prepared to face this new territory.
I am not scared.
Thank you Atlantic Ocean, I am 70% you.
Posted by starmagn at April 22, 2007 11:36 PM