The ocean has a knife that cuts deep into my body 

as I jump into his frigid waters

He plunges deeply into my very being, shocking me to my core 

He tosses me back and forth in his hands, 

shaking me until I don’t know up from down

He steals my breath, pushing me down 

further and further until I can see no longer

He attempts to grab at my ankles as I fight my way back to the surface

Finally, I am up, and I see the calmest scene on the surface

Glassy, flat water that stretches on for miles

The rolling swells of blue gently raise me up and down, 

And I am confused

How can a serene setting on the surface, have such dangerous devils right below?