On the stark black rock of the coastline, he gazes at the ocean. It breathes in and out, its waves a desperate attempt to touch its beloved: the moon. He looks at the ocean, his heart heavy with empathy and envy.
“How could something so vast still not have the strength to reach for its loved one?” He thinks.
Weightless, yet with a weight that could crush him without a thought, the ocean replies
“If I reach too far, if I get too close, you will die.”
“But wouldn’t it be worth it,” the man says. Looking up into the night sky.
“My love for her is strong. But how could I love her when so much loss follows?”