The Ocean

I open my eyes for the first time. The sun is shining along the water column and I am swimming. Today I do not need a mask or a tank. I swim up to the reef. Bright orange clownfish are swimming among the anemone. A green turtle is gently moving with the current, over the coral. The colored fish are swimming... rhythmically dancing... to the ocean's heart. Finally a shark drifts into the reef. It comes from behind my head and at first all I see is the shadow. He swims lazily, not hunting now. I lie down on the ground and I look up, the sun is shining down on me and I see figures of the fish dancing overhead, darting in an out. I feel the thrum of the ocean's heart. Everything is at peace in this moment. I begin to slowly move to the surface and soon I come face to face with a dolphin. I break the surface of the water and the dolphin is keeping me afloat. I watch as the sun is slowly dipping down over the horizon. The dark ocean is a silvery- blue as the sky is a masterpiece of colors.