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I Am The Ocean
because today I am water
because salt is more than wounds
because Pisces brands me on a Sunday
because gulls cackle like covens
because I’ve tattooed wild selkie skin
because I’ve never drowned on land
because submergence is risk
[I crave risk]
because I stuffed a message in a bottle
because wet paper feels like kelp
because I am holy, holier still
because God is humble at sundown
because I am late night thunder
because I am a lighthouse of warnings
because my skull is a clifftop suicide
because I am waves
because I cannot save myself.
Author's Note
For the naval gazing comp
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Re. I Am The Ocean
19th Feb 2024 2:41am
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19th Feb 2024 5:34pm
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
19th Feb 2024 9:29pm
Re. I Am The Ocean
20th Feb 2024 9:18am
Hello M,
What I thought about when I read this was something that I recently read in a blogpost. It was about the memory of water. How water absorbs, shape shifts from fluid to damp air. I mean the memory of water in a more spiritual or healing way. I enjoyed the read.
greets
A
What I thought about when I read this was something that I recently read in a blogpost. It was about the memory of water. How water absorbs, shape shifts from fluid to damp air. I mean the memory of water in a more spiritual or healing way. I enjoyed the read.
greets
A
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 3:43pm
Oh that’s wonderful. If you have a link to the blog, I’d be happy to give it a read.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
-M
Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
-M
Re. I Am The Ocean
20th Feb 2024 11:30am
A powerful piece. Enjoyed the shift in self-perspective as each wave rolled on with a new thought.. Good luck on the comp.
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 3:44pm
Hey there
Thanks for your thoughts on this. And if you enjoyed it and found something relatable, then that’s all the better :)
-M
Thanks for your thoughts on this. And if you enjoyed it and found something relatable, then that’s all the better :)
-M
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 3:48pm
I’m so glad that you picked up on the repetition and the tidal shifts. That’s something I was going for, so I’m glad you noted it.
I’ve been reading a lot lately about magickal practice surrounding water, and I’ve been building my own relationship with it been as I seem to spend most of my life immersed in it. So yeah… maybe it is mantra after all.
Thanks for your thoughts on this, Vits.
L&R 💚
-T2
I’ve been reading a lot lately about magickal practice surrounding water, and I’ve been building my own relationship with it been as I seem to spend most of my life immersed in it. So yeah… maybe it is mantra after all.
Thanks for your thoughts on this, Vits.
L&R 💚
-T2
Re. I Am The Ocean
24th Feb 2024 3:04am
Excellent.
Some day, when all of our bodies give out, they will hoard some of our brains in jars for robotic rebuilds. Be ready. Your words will aid the future souls too.
Some day, when all of our bodies give out, they will hoard some of our brains in jars for robotic rebuilds. Be ready. Your words will aid the future souls too.
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 3:51pm
Oh god… I’m not sure if I want my brain to continue on… once around the sun is enough 🤣
“I am depressed about the state of my life at the moment. Knowing my luck if there is such a thing as reincarnation, I’ll come back as me” - Rodney Trotter, Only Fools & Horses
😁
-M
“I am depressed about the state of my life at the moment. Knowing my luck if there is such a thing as reincarnation, I’ll come back as me” - Rodney Trotter, Only Fools & Horses
😁
-M
Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 9:21pm
Of course you come back as you. You have the expertise. Ain't no wimp can fill your role.
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Re: Re. I Am The Ocean
25th Feb 2024 9:53pm
Re. I Am The Ocean
23rd Mar 2024 1:55pm
What a hauntingly smashing last line to a brilliant piece.
The repetition of because really works and that [I crave risk] is so very creative.
The repetition of because really works and that [I crave risk] is so very creative.
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