Imagine you’re sitting on a beach, listening to the sound of the waves. It’s twilight, with a bright moon rising.
A friend sits next to you with a guitar and starts to play. The resonance of the strings blends with the sounds of the waves, and then a voice is added to the mix…
Riptide
It’s okay, my love
You’re free to be you
Do what you will
To thy own self be true
Sometimes humility
Tears at scars long hidden
But this isn’t mine to hold
Never was, it’s forbidden
I will not clip your wings
I won’t ask you to stop
Won’t add to your demands
You push till you drop
So rest if you want
Play if you wish
Stray if you need
Just leave me with a kiss
It pulls me like a riptide
Lures me like moonlight
Squeezes my throat tight
Blinds me like sunlight
But you’re free, my love
To do what you like
I won’t stop you
No reason to fight
Sometimes humility
Tears at scars long hidden
But this isn’t mine to hold
Never was…
It pulls me like a riptide
Lures me like moonlight
Squeezes my throat tight
Blinds me like sunlight
Caught in the riptide...
Original writing by Katrina Ariel
I would love to tell you I’ve got the music for this one ready, but I don’t. I’ve been working on it, and the more takes I do the more I hate the guitar part.
Would you believe I finally got frustrated enough to ask for help? I think this song will end up being a collaboration of some sort. We shall see. I haven’t posted for a few days because I’ve been working on this, so I figured I’d share the lyrics, for now.
I’ll also share something that came out of my mouth in a conversation the other day, since it’s woven into this song:
The more humble I become, the more I like myself.
Humility is a gift. I’m not always great at practicing it, but I’m learning more and more to accept others as they are, and to have the courage to be who I am.
We’re all a work in progress, right?
Thank you for reading.
Whatever happens, keep singing your song!
Peace. 
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Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steem.
dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne