SENSE OF SIGHT

do you think if we could see underwater
we would open our eyes?
would we open our eyes and explore the unknown
or would we just float
float close enough to the surface
where we could find a reflection of ourselves? 
and then stare and stare
and forget we can only breath the sky
or would we reach for the light within the dark
and trust the current with our sight?

SPECIES

to be recognized by another species
is like looking in the mirror
but seeing the within
heart becomes skin
you are without existing
and though here I am

conducted by curiosity
enchanted and in pure ease
at peace

eye to eye
I fly in her salty sky
our hearts play
without boundaries of matter
within this mysterious mixture of minerals and molecules 
we call our ocean
she calls her home 
her home
with no door
inviting us with whispers to explore

THEY ARE THE SEA

underneath, a shadow glides
“danger of the deep” men say
men say many things

appearing through a curtain of blue
dorsal fin sails close 
one breath later I am now
below the level of the sea
I do not see but feel with faith
I hover centered
them and me, trinity

infinity, I touch upon close
sensation of ethereal essence
ancestors of the deep
existing effortlessly, balanced as chi

they are the salt of the sea

WAVE

envision yourself as a wave
a wave traveling through life
transferring energy with each breath
and each step
we get to shape our surroundings
at least a little bit
because we are all waves
rippling into each other

so now that you know
you are a wave
be a wave of love
be a wave of curiosity
be a gentle wave
or one that positively influences
small or big
either way
just be a GOOD wave

Photography by Christian Vizl + Benjamin Ono