Diving

To reach the ocean floor

One must dive deep.

Succumb and assimilate

The increasing pressure;

Take it into yourself and

Live in that moment,

Then ride the currents yet lower.

Discover the true

Denizens of the deep

Their habits and psyches;

Those creatures that carry their own glow

Where all is dark and murky.

Accept and know the amoebas and parasites,

Prey and Predators.

One cannot understand the ocean of the soul

Just by staying on the surface

And being an Observer,

Watching the waves.

Ariel
April 28, 2001