Me and My Mermaid Dreams

There are afternoons

When I dream of taking a sea journey

And leaving without any goal

While the day

Dies. ~La Ville des Pirates

I live for beaches and sea views because they remind me that no matter how fucked up my life may seem sometimes, the world is still a good and beautiful place.

I'm not sure if it's because I was born in a town that is bounded on most of its sides by the sea. For reasons that I can't explain, I've always been drawn to the ocean even if I don't know how to swim and the fact that it can drown me is even more imposing.

In times when I couldn't stand what/who I have become, the sea has always put everything into perspective for me - no drama, no bullshit, no judgment - just its infinite greatness that reminds me that things will be okay, that anything is possible, that tides always turn, and that everything too shall pass.

As a little girl, I used to look at the horizon and dream of all the possibilities and realities that were out there if I could just reach that line where the sun sets. As I  grew up, I found out that the horizon is not that unreachable after all and the possibilities and realities that I only used to dream of are actually achievable.

On the other hand, I have also learned that not all of our dreams are what we expected them to be. Like a double-edged sword, they can also cut us and make us bleed because, for one reason or another, our dreams coming true is the result of a choice, a sacrifice, or a broken heart that we left along the way - collateral damage that needed to be done.

So if there's one thing that the sea in all its greatness has taught me, it's that the serenity of our dreams coming true also comes with the unforgiving rage of realities that bite but that everything too shall pass.

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