TIDAL WAVES

Where once tidal waves lived

Calm waters slowly lap the shore

I wanted to destroy cities

To ensure my own destruction

I wanted to drown the whole world

So I couldn’t hear my own thoughts

But the cities held strong against me

My energy began to wane with the moon

And my waves absorbed the heat of the sun

And the screams in my head

Started to sound more like laughter

And fear began to give way to understanding

Until I felt a part of the world again

Until purpose smoothed me into glass

And I could be the gentle lap

The cities came to visit

To calm their own tidal waves