The Turtle and the Wave

A roaring wave overcomes the turtle

Bested by the ocean, the turtle encroaches into its shell

Clinging to its shelter for 

Dear life. The ocean draws back, ready for more

Electrified with the need to erode the shell of the turtle

Fixed upon the sand. The turtle refuses to

Give up, yet continues to 

Hide and cower in fear of the

Insistent, domineering ocean.

Jolted by the rushing sound of seawater, the turtle

Kisses the sand, reemerges from its shell, and begins to

Limp its way away from the wave.

My little turtle, why do you hide? Why must you cower in

Neglect from the ocean waves, hidden beneath your shell? The shell that

Ostentatiously covers your true self.

Paddling from the shore, hiding from the salty sea

Quietly subdued by the

Roaring waters.

Strength will come when your shell comes off

The wave will stop, pause, when the

Umbrella encasing your body retracts. Do not be afraid for the

Vast ocean crinkles its brows and

Watches you with hesitancy, scared of the new turtle before it. The turtle whose

X-ray is not a shell, but the true turtle underneath, ready to

Yell in defiance and take back its territory on the sand.

Zealous with its newfound courage, the turtle defeats the wave.