I went to a Japanese restaurant but it wasn’t a Japanese restaurant
It was a Puerto Rican restaurant with a Japanese coat of face paint
A mask meant to give you a sense of authenticity but upon closer inspection
Is rendered nothing more than a superficial imitation
And that's what i pay for
I pay for the imitation so I can feel closer to the culture I want to know
But that's all I’m getting
An imitation
I always thought the world would be so much bigger than it ended up being
An Oceans Of oceans on top of an ocean of oceans
Water as far as a place farther than the universe
Blue on blue
High on deep
And the line between them
stretches forever
Time stands still when nothing changes
float sink or swim as much you like
For in this ocean
Nothing ever changes
Try as you might you'll never see that land
All you have is what's right in front of you. The cold ocean will not condense and make itself smaller no matter how hard you want it to.
Its vastness is incalculable to you
It goes beyond understanding
Beyond reason
Beyond space
Beyond time
There is nothing out there for you
And even if there was
It's beyond you or any of your descendants to reach it
Land as intangible as the stars above
All you have is endless water
endless sky
And the stars that follow you wherever you go
They keep you company
Take solace in what you have
And don't go chasing waterfalls
