An Ocean of Rainbows (a haibun)

[PrttyBrd]

Alone in a sea of the most colorful people. Rainbow dotted horizons andsparkling reflections of joy. Amazing view of happiness, of what itshould be, of what it could be. Standing atop a rock in thisocean. Searching for the unknown. Waiting and uncertain.

Passingby in waves
Ebbing and flowing in time
The tide will soon turn

Green-eyedmonster tickles toes. So many cries of glory and elation. The cluelesslinger atop a rock. Unseen or unnoticed, unloved or unwanted, or justunintentional and unrealized. Isolated by fear of falling. Afraid ofthe unknown. Afraid of breaking. Afraid of the ocean and awash inmelancholy to see it pass.

Toe dipped in slowly
Takenout to deep water
Left to drown alone

Confined tothat space. Safe from all who are unable to scale those smoothwalls. Unwilling to drop a line without a safety net. A smile witheach thought of "what if", seems like happiness from afar. Seems likecontentment, Seems like a mirage.