The Diver

A Poem by Alex Borst

Song Lyrics

One last kiss before I dive down

Into the dark beneath the waves

We embrace in shaking silence

For the horrors I will face

Out here the seas are raging

But the worst is down below

Keep steady when you release me

I’m your arrow, you’re my bow

When I come back i'll bring treasure

You can pluck it from my wounds

Spread it out upon the table

In a red-silk-curtained room

I'll return with gold and silver

Though you and I both know the truth

By the time I reach the surface

We'll be too grey to give it use

So I sank into the darkness

Like no world I'd ever seen

Good and evil in the shadows

Of the deepest blues and greens

When I came upon the Kraken

His eyes thundered through the brine

Lightening screamed electric anger

In a voice that's just like mine

I fumbled for my spear gun

And he laughed into my face

He said "Surrender to the darkness,

Spare yourself from the disgrace"

As we fought the waters filled with blood

The moons both rose and set

He had me pinned against the coral

I had him trapped inside my net

And with net in hand I surfaced

Although I'd already known

While I was gone, your wings healed

And you'd already flown

So I did not kill the Kraken

Who's become my closest friend

But I keep my spear gun ready

For some day that must end

I keep the monster in my basement

In the lighthouse where I sleep

For you the light is searching

For you the light I keep

© 2019 Alex Borst

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Vargo

The writing itself is great and the rhymes are fitting. I especially like the second verse which could even work as a standalone poem. I can't help but feeling is a bit too long and this is because the story itself confused me the first time I read it as I thought it had conflicting messages, but I realized this was just misinterpretation on my behalf. While most of the verses keep the story progressing, some only describe the fighting itself without adding much to it.