Born again

I was born again this morning

I saw seagulls for the first time

Their flight never so graceful

Slow.

I saw the thin sprawl of waves

The limbs of the sea

Multiplying as far as earthly possible upon the shore.

I felt a smooth stone, cold against my cheek

Encased by a salty fragrance

Absorbed by every pore of my skin.

I was concerned with nothing

Save the patterns of nature

Its habits and cycles, tendencies

Unpredictably certain

And endless.

I have a towel, but I shall not use it

Out of respect for the sun

I sit patiently and let the droplets of water find their way from my body to the sandy ground from whence they came

Ready to begin their unconscious cycle of life once more.

As I run at a wave, I feel the power of the system that is my body return once more

Endorphins released, my mouth reacts with a smile

I am in my body again, no longer a clear mind informed by the senses

But a slave to chemical imbalance, emotion.