water

this is where it all begins

with us

shimmering

in the fluid amniotic

bliss-fully breathing the mother

until summoned

to enter

spitting out the water

to take in the air

our bodies

forever

to consist

mostly

of the water

our journeys

punctuated by

the water 

tears

sweat

multiple re-births

bathed in the salty waters

until beckoned

to exit

the wave

returns

to the water

where it all begins

again