Foreign or Familiar/Stay Awhile

When 

In doubt

Go out and breathe

Wander a coastline

Foreign or familiar

Let the surf 

Swirl by your ankles

Smooth your ruffled soul

Fill your mind with sound

Crashing waves 

Hissing sand

All else fades away

And if you step away from shore

Waters rising higher

Sandy floor falling away

Or if you sit on dunes

Whistling winds sweeping by

Air buzzing with warmth and

Salty mist

Know that next time

It will not be the same

It will retain a shape, mostly

But there will always be something new

And

When in doubt

Find the ocean 

Stay awhile