the silence after the ocean pulls back… like the whole world is listening for what comes next. and then cosmo barks, always. the way his fur smells like salt and freedom when he comes back. makes me wonder what i'm even afraid of. deleted this twice, because what if it sounds stupid? what if i'm the only one who feels this way? that's the silence talking, i guess. that's the thing it's hiding… the sound of a million other hearts beating, all at the same time.