The Lake
I stand with a vast lake behind me, my feet at the shore, facing away into the dawn. It is wide and deep, with a surface smooth as glass. The light falls just so, you can’t see into the depths but you know the vast waters are waiting. Sunlight slicks the surface and casts the world back into itself.
There are things dwelling in the depths; sometimes the surface rolls as a heavy mass moves beneath it and ripples reach far and wide.
This lake also holds knowledge and tells me much about myself, about the ones around me, about this world in which I live. I do swim in this lake, immersing myself completely in the cold, cold water, loosing sight and sound as I sink into myself.
When I emerge, it is as if every pore, every tender nerve point on my skin, is vibrantly alive, pulsing. I bring with me the sheen of dark waters, dripping from my skin.
I stand to face a new day, more alive.
But I know, there are demons in the depths. They can wrap their tentacles around me. If I am not careful, I could never reemerge.
Lakshmi Bertram 