9/3/22 Life on the Ocean

 Life on the Ocean

Floating in the ocean, on my little plank of wood, just me and my fishing pole. I never thought this would be my life, until one day I decided it was. I was tired of normal life, so I took to the ocean. Now I just float on my makeshift raft, going wherever the waves take me.

It is a very simple life, I fish to eat, and eat to live. The loneliness gets to me sometimes, but then quickly goes away as the ocean has become my friend. I talk to it and in my mind I like to think it talks back to me.

Living on the ocean brings out great reflection. Breaking down life to its simplest functions, brings out an inner awareness of what we really are, and how unimportant the comforts in life can be. 

I have been surviving for five years on the ocean, not touching land since the day I left it. Somedays I wonder what people would think about me if they knew I was out here. Would they wonder if I regret my decision? I never have. Turns out I was not meant to be a land dweller, but a person of the ocean instead. Although, I would kill for a cup of unsalted water, but my body has adjusted to its new conditions.

My life is here now, I will die out on the seas. One day someone will find my body floating on this raft, or maybe just the raft itself. They will never know what happened to me and that’s ok. The life I have and will live is my own, not for anyone's entertainment, but my own personal tranquility. I don’t want to be famous, have any news articles written about me, that doesn’t matter. All I care about is me, my raft, and my good friend the ocean.


The End

9/3/22

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