We were waves.

Written By Courtney Ng

We weren’t the ocean—

vast and all-knowing,

capable of swallowing

rivers whole.

We loved like waves,

crashing into each other,

on the surface disappearing but underneath,

still tumbling and desperately

seeking to merge.

We were waves as individual as fingerprints

Me surging to discover

You content to stay small

But we were both waves that wanted

the other to know where we came from,

which boats had broken us into being with their journeys,

generations ago.

My love, we were waves that the Earth wanted to meet,

for a million energetic movements had fated us to intertwine.

When at last we crashed into the shore,

I prayed —I still pray— to the moon’s pull,

to bring us home.

Courtney Ng

Courtney finds meaning and hope in connection with others, with words, with dreams. She writes poetry and creative nonfiction. She coaches young people whenever she is gifted the opportunity. She studies life and new ways of being by travelling the world (she is currently living in Mexico!). She credits this curiosity with growing up in NYC and being the child of many cultures. She journeys into the unknown with courage and hopes her life’s work helps others do the same.

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