May you come to the ocean,
and offer your heart up
to be cleaned,
jewel by jewel
in the depths that beckon.

May you come back
empty-handed from such
experiences, joyful
to let go what you knew,
what was definitely true.

May your warm body
be at home, here
in sparkling blue,
taste of salt, touch of fire
all you need for a life

giving thanks to all
that brings you, now,
to overflow as the tide
tells you, your heart
is the ocean itself.

Take back all the shells
you once needed,
leave the beach clear,
open, without a trail
to the far horizon.