Salt water mixed with air

if
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air.

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“sit in the ocean. it is one of the best medicines on the planet. – thewater”

By Nayyirah Waheed, published in Salt (2013).

Nayyirah Waheed is a modern poet and author, who likes to post her poemson Instagram and Twitter. Nayyirah is a reclusive writer who is known for heshort and minimalistic poems which are at the same time very touching.