I stood on the edge of a cliff contemplating life and this is what I came up with

A sea

An earth

A wind

A volcano

A person

I am all of these things

But most of all I am a person

I am often hard to read like the sea on a cloudy day churning about

I strive to be steady like the ground so sure beneath my feet

I am trying to find my way in the world as the wind blows many directions never sure which way it wants to go

I do not like sharing secrets or emotions

I hide, I run, I wave it off

But you can only stay dormant for so long so I came to this cliff to contemplate life and it’s many possibilities, choices and problems

I can’t take it anymore I scream, I cry I erupt as a volcano does

The difference between me and these things is that they keep doing whatever they’re doing all the time

I cannot

sometimes I wish I could stay up here on this cliff overlooking the world

But I must carry on

This is what it means to be a person

I feel peace

I feel determined

I will face this work and I will conquer this world

So I look one last time out over the world

And I walk back down ready for anything life throws at me