Twin Faces

I am on the sea Its wild waters surround me And the thundering waves Rant and rave around me I see the leviathan Screaming at me Charging feral Like an enraged beast It snarls at me It howls and yells In its deadening roar In its pouncing gait In its sweeping rush In its pounding thud I hear the wail of a banshee Announcing death I become so small I become so powerless A helpless doe Before a mighty foe At another time The sea lies quiet like a babe Its violent tantrums lulled to sleep Its bosom heaving in peaceful slumber Then I see the gulls in the air I hear them squeal I feel the waves over the sand Lapping around my feet I listen to their murmur and shout I glance at dolphins over the surf I watch them dance I behold ships over the waters I see them glide I hear the night air sing I feel the spray of water And sense its coolness I notice seashells Half buried under the sand I pick one from the strand To tie it around my neck As an amulet With the ceaseless whisper of waves And the sea’s undying commotion Shut and encased within!