but it feels a bit cold...

sometimes

life comes rolling at you so fast

that you have to jump back a little

so it doesn't slap you right in the face

~

sometimes

it's too late

and

by the time you open your eyes

life

has soaked you

from head to toe

and

as you spit salty water from your mouth and pull seaweed from your hair

you're thinking

"enough already"

~

and

sometimes

you're just too scared of what's laying in front of you

so

you let life pass you by

~

come on

let's be brave

today

all of us

let's test the waters

~

and

i don't mean water water

i mean life

~

maybe

try something new

something hard

something different

~

i bet if i shout out

"it's not too bad, come on in and join me"

you will

~

won't you

*

is there something new you're trying or something you've put aside, fearful of doing it wrong or that even if you get it done, it won't really matter. is there something somebody has told you that you can't do, so you're not even going to try it.

what you do

matters

even if it matters to only you

*