The tsunami

How much of a tsunami do you have in you? When I think of emotions the image that springs to mind is the sea. It is vast, seemingly endless, very much affected by the weather. There are parts of the world where the seas mood can change in the blink of an eye, catching those who sail on her totally unaware, sadly sometimes it can be fatal but in other parts of the world the sea reacts very differently, taking longer to gather pace and even though the storm could be full of rage it never causes shipwrecks! What type of a sea resides in you? Unfortunately for me, and those around me, I have a sea that reacts with such speed and such intensity there is rarely time to recognise that there’s even a storm coming. My ocean though with the passing of time has changed beyond recognition, in my young years mostly it was very calm, almost like glass, the reflections were sharp, pristine, providing much clarity but I would say the weather surrounding my ocean was very calm, the disturbances barely causing ripples. At age thirty eight the weather became dark, stormy, turning the gentle sea into a violent intruder. It’s been the hardest thing to live with, often I batten down the hatches, retreat into the relative safety of my cabin, I ride the waves and hold on with all my might, very few people have understood or stayed, the ocean just simply is to dark, too scary. The people that remained are the treasure amongst the wreckage!