Stillness
High and low went across the sand the waves of water
Golden sunlight hitting the deep blue water signaled one thing
Now people would come to me, thought the water
People would come, rejoice in its highs and step away in its lows
People rejoicing was all that mattered, is what it said to itself
Golden sunlight slowly turned into pitch black and with that came emptiness
The waves still continued, but now for a different reason
Why are the waves still continuing now, asked a turtle looking at the empty beach
Days are for people and nights are my inner turbulence, replied water
Why do you generate waves in the first place?, asked the turtle
If I don’t, I’ll be alone, and when I’m alone, I have to, replied the blue water
Sometimes a pause can give us the answers we are searching for, said the turtle and left
Would people come to me if I’m still, thought the water
But the pain of darkness overpowered the joy of golden light
The next day came with bright golden sunlight hitting the water
There was no high and no low, only stillness with great difficulty
I hope people come to me, thought the water
People saw and left, never dipping their toes in water
After all, the water wasn’t providing joy today
And slowly with the darkness, came the inner turbulence
The stillness of the day transformed to higher waves than normal of the night
I didn’t find my answers and people didn’t come!, Stillness doesn’t work, told the water to the turtle
Smiling, the turtle said, It is easier to stay in turbulence and ignore rather than find true answers in stillness
Desperate for answers, the water continued its stillness
Over days, the beach was empty, but not the water’s inner turbulence
Some days were good, some days were worse
The water missed people, but now there was something else that the stillness brought
Generated from the waves over days, the white foam, slowly started to disappear
For the first time, the water saw how beautiful it was from inside
Filled with rubies, ancient rocks, jelly fish and golden sand, it found a world inside
‘I never knew all this was inside me’, thought the water
Spending it’s time exploring inner world, a day came when it didn’t miss people
Slowly, the stillness was not a burden anymore
Now there was something different about water
There was stillness, along with waves
Why the waves now, asked the turtle
For the first time, the water said, It’s for myself
The water happily made waves and happily became still when it wanted
After all, it was doing all this for itself
High went the waves, low went the waves, sometimes silent became the waves
The water enjoyed seeing outside as well as inside
There were people who missed waves, there were people who missed water
Came along the people, who missed water
Today they saw a different view of the water
For the first time, the water was enjoying being alone
They went in, dipped their toes in the still water
Today they saw the beauty that the still water had to offer
From stones, to golden sand to light, they never saw this
Today they sat with the stillness of water and truly understood it
Few people finally accepted me for who I am! , said the water to the turtle
And all it took was a moment of stillness, said the turtle and left
Over days, the water enjoyed being alone and being with these few
They would enjoy together in waves and in stillness
Finally a day came, where pitch black didn’t mean pain, but pure joy
A day where being still and being alone brought joy
A day where it finally accepted itself for who it was
