You might think I’m just
a fifteen-year-old girl
with red hair
and green eyes
But I know I am way more than that
not a pond or plant
not a butterfly or bird
The ocean
the crashing sometimes enticing ocean
When I come home crying
I listen to the sad songs
I am the ocean
unpredictable
crushing and colliding at times
soothing and inviting at others
I’m as irritating as the seaweed
yet as beautiful as the colorful coral
When I am content
it’s like paradise
Limitless
Peaceful
Relaxing
with the calming waves
crashing into the white sand
putting every beacher in peace
But when the sun goes down
and the beach calms itself
its where my little paradise ends.
I take a deep breath
and know another day is to come
whether it be
bright and sunny
or disastrous and uncontrollable
The red-haired, green-eyed girl
is the ocean
the wondrous, unpredictable, relaxing ocean all in one trip.