Letters Between the Stars and the Sea

Dear Deep Sea Diver

 Dear Deep Sea Diver,

I have never been to the ocean.

I have never touched the water.

Shocking, I know.

I have seen it though.

It looks like the deepest emotion.

As still as the greatest commotion.

An emotion that you have to reach to the deepest parts of your soul;

To stretch your arms and mend the hole.

But you know all about the sea.

How do I explain,

Something not so plain

As nothingness that goes on forever.

Somewhere where you float around, up and down; Falling forever with a lack of direction, lighter than a feather.

How do I explain something,

In which you can neither hear, smell, taste, nor touch to the point your own heart beat is numbing.

But how do I explain that sight is all you need,

To make your heart bleed.

While drifting around for eternity,

You learn to listen carefully.

For I have been to vast territories.

If you wait, universes will whisper their stories.

All it takes is someone who believes their claims,

And stars will sing their names.

Planets yet discovered.

I don't know how to explain such wonder.

How could I want fun

When I have sat on the moon and reflected the sun.

It may revolve around the Earth.

But have you ever seen a star birthed?

While I may not know what it feels like to have your feet in the sand,

How do I explain that you don't need land.

Although you are so grounded,

This kind of freedom is astounded.

But how do I explain,

Even with all these magnificent things.

It all brings a hint of pain,

A little bit plain.

For what's the point of all these stories with no one to be told?

Although I have seen the shining of light so gold,

What a sight to behold,

The memory runs a tad cold.

So while you're so down to Earth,

And I'm up in the stars;

Show me the sea,

And I'll take you to mars.