Depths of the Sea

"A poem inspired by a title my grandma gave me."

Do you ever 

Wonder

What it would feel like

To drown?

Trust me

I know

I’m well acquainted with the creatures that sleep

Beneath the depths of the sea

I’m fading

Sinking deeper into the mellow abyss

Falling farther and farther off

Silence whispering to me

In hushed tones

“Let me in”

Water fills the gaping hole in my chest

I cough and I choke

On those emotions I spoke

But in the distance

A light waxes and wanes

And I

Like Romeo 

Making a poor decision out of love

Swim weakly toward the light

“Come closer”

That beautiful light whispers

I twirl between the fingers of the water

Letting it hold me

Whispering back to the light

“Fear not. I am on my dreadful way.”

That light

That beautiful light

It surrounds me on all sides with softness

I close my eyes

Such warmth should not exist

But as I open my eyes

I see teeth

I gasp and I scream

I bat at the insides of the light’s hungry cheeks

But I

Like all terrible things

Am swallowed whole by the light I loved

But I am rotting

Not fit for being eaten alive

So the light spits me out

And I’m left adrift in the depths of the sea

Gazing on at the thin rays of light that can’t reach me

Knowing this is my fate

To float adrift until something catches my eye

Something

That will by natural law

Come to an end

But when I am in the presence of those teeth

I am convinced that they are mine

With me always

I say my vows to my pain but my pain does not say it’s vows to me

Reviews

[willweb]

Very deep (no pun intended) I have heard that drowning is not the worst way to go, actually it is a rather easy way to go. But to read your poem and feel that weight of the water collapsing around me...I find I am a bit breathless while reading. Your descriptions and word choices are perfect, and this is a fantastic poem.

[Lillian Kirsch]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem, my friend. It was fun to try and tie everything together with the title alone.