White

I am the chill on your breath

The faint glow at moon’s first rise

I am swathed in robes of cotton

Foam oozing between your toes

I am slow, burdened and empty like a yawn

Full as the ocean’s heaviest swell

I am light and sweet

Powdered sugar that first sprinkles, then smears

I am Leviathan

Chased and pursued across the expanse called Atlantic

Shocking and maddening because

Void of all substance

I way heavy on the soul