The Ocean by Penelope Yagake

An unpredictable life,

wave after wave.

Moving without a clear direction,

flowing relentlessly

up past rocks and sand,

then back, pulling whatever will come with it.

The storm follows

with clashing, thundering arguments

each louder than the last.

Fear brews in eyes

caught within its fury.

No one knows what’s there

in the deep darkness.

Penelope Yagake writes poetry and short stories from her home in Southern California where she works while her cat judges her from afar. When she is not writing, she draws and creates digital art. Her work has appeared in Eskimo Pie, Leaves of Ink, Fifty Word Stories, and Forced Entries.