There is so much below the surface

where the struggle takes place

invisible to the world above

but frantic in the rolling shifts

pulled in every direction at once

tumbling through quick breaths of air

before returning to a spinning world

while the surface holds steady

and predictable

and everything appears exactly as expected

we dive deep to find our own current

pulling ourselves out of the fray

tracing our own tidal force

to arrive where we need to be – Caroline A. Slee