Ocean Beach
Fresh sea breeze and ocean sky
People riding their bikes, walking their dogs
The cold sun has finally cleared the fog
Surfers in wetsuits run, pelicans fly
Today, my parents made me go on a walk
The pretense behind these walks I despise
Because they’re a comment on my body in disguise
So on the car ride down, I don’t talk
But when I stepped out into the sea air
I felt a part of something
I felt awake, I felt alive, I felt free
So despite hating why we got there
It became my walk not theirs and nothing
Despite everything, could tell me this isn’t where I’m supposed to be