Fear

photo of the beach, with a person's foot in the foreground, covered in sand

Sand between my toes
a lifetime’s waves in my eyes—
fear dividing us.

Storm coming

Photo of Currumbin beach in the Gold Coast, taken from the rocks at dusk with dark and stormy clouds gathering in the distant horizon.

Dark clouds amassing:
surfers moan and tourists groan;
storm chasers rejoice.