The River

As the river ebbed and flowed
Giggling gleefully and chattering playfully
It stopped and stared wide-eyed
When it flowed and reached the ocean

She reminiscent the paths she travelled
Right from the towering peaks of the mountains
Through the wilderness and the villages
playing hide-and-seek with the rocks and boulders

And, now in front of her is the vast, vast ocean
It seems endless, it seems monstrous
It looks intimidating, it looks menacing
It seems she will have to disappear forever
Deep and down, writhing fearfully
in the clutches of the dreadful ocean

But, there is no other way than to face it
She can never turn back and flow back
She can only flow forward and not backward

The river has to take that risk and enter the ocean
Because then only her fear will disappear
Because then only her insecurities will dissipate

And, that is when she will know
It’s not about disappearing into the ocean
It’s all about being and becoming the ocean

Eivine

Hi! I’m Eivine, a writer who loves to prance around with words! Writing had been my ultimate passion ever since I learned to hold my pencil in the toddler days. Being a single child who didn’t have the luxury of YouTube, cartoons and video games of the present generation, my besties for life where books! My mother was the one who introduced me to the fantastic world of words that wove tales and poetry. One day when she returned from work, she had a big book in her hand. It was Enid Blyton’s “The Naughtiest Girl In The School.” I took it awestruck and asked her how I’m going to finish reading such a big book. She asked me to try it once and to both her and my surprise, I finished reading it in a stretch without even taking a break. That was my first step into the world of books, words, reading, and writing.