Swimming with Dolphins

 After awhile, I don't see it as me experiencing endings...
It feels like I'm regularly experiencing new beginnings...
And this feeling is ubiquitous...
It's not just in regards to romantic relationships...
I am the same person, at the core, that I've always been,
I've just periodically hit the reset button...
Or been hit by the reset button...
Have you turned it off, and turned it back on again?
The first question tech support is obligated to ask.
I suppose I should have some regrets...
I haven't always been a "nice guy"...
I've forgiven myself...
I have no regrets...
There is a magic to starting over...
A sense of freedom and adventure that, 
I can't even lie, 
Is seductive and alluring...
It seems to be a time when I can feel my strength most clearly...
A place where I can start a new vision quest...
I enjoy getting lost in the walk-about...
Rediscovering who I am...
I have had a bad habit of giving my "self" to others,
And expecting them to give it back unmolested...
These sand castles inevitably crumble, and I am washed into the ocean...
There I remember how to swim...
I have dolphins in my life that always come to me
And gently guide me to the surface...
They have never let me down...
They gently stroke my ego when it feels broken...
They make me feel sexy when I feel like I'm showing my age...
They show me love when I don't feel lovable...
And they give me oxygen by valuing my friendship...
By recognizing my heart...
When the reset button is depressed,
They are still there...
They are in the system bios...
And they are a protected system file built into the OS...
The adventure continues...
The stars are swirling above...
I can see the Milky Way orienting my place in the universe...
Dolphins swimming among the stars...
Carrying me with them..
Giving me hope, support, and real love...