I've never feared the sea;
not even as it bubbled and
swirled around
my little island.
I've always seen far away lights-
signs of other islands or
reminders of ships that have past
or have yet to.
I watch the fish as they shimmer and
dance in the cloudy water.
They seem fascinated with the delicate
far off
lights.
But I know better.
For I fear the lights more than the sea.
