"Standing Before the Sunrise"

With every new morning,

spring graduation approaches...

and my stomach knots itself

as the sun begins to peek 

on the horizon.

I could work for Disney World with Liz,

and network my way over to Tokyo Disney.

I could move to the island of Oahu

and translate Japanese for my friend's company.

I could work for Interac again,

and teach English in Japan.

I could try to find an odd job

in Kansai, somewhere,

maybe work for Akemi's little crepe shoppe?

I could move to Seattle with Erin

and try to work for Japan Air.

I could move somewhere to Switzerland with Erin

and write independent music.

Or I could cast all those plans to sea. 

With each new wave,

a fresh idea washes over me.

The salty bite is exhilarating, against my green skin,

but leaves me when the tide pulls back.

I do not know which wave to ride

to reach that sunrise, 

and it frightens me, 

alone,

on this beach,

made of the sands

of my twenty-two years.

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