Lost at Sea

Trying to be relevant....

Sailing that trawler of dreams, shrimping, but hoping instead for a haul of permanent joy

This course takes a good man away from pristine waters, splintering Christian acts

Placing the heart and mind within reach of dangers crippling fingers

If there is a green flash, hope to Neptune it isn’t thermo nuclear in nature

And instead, an omen that the Gods have a message for you

One that starts with tears and ends in triumphant death

The tide turns crimson, the tide runs true

And sea birds call for a stop to the chaos of men, if only to feed for a bit

But you keep grinding the shore and betting the ship and shouting your epiphanies

Bending reality until she screams in tortured wails and snaps your mutinous spine

Digging a grave at sea is easy my love….and we shall all pitch in with our golden shovels.

Author's Note

Digging in water....can be difficult, but..

Reviews

[Neville]

Methinks there is far more to these fine words than poetry.. maybe hidden here there be messages, magic and witchery... I blooming hope so coz I been reading it over and over for almost half an hour now and reckon the answer is thus....
Beware where ye tread
there be a puddle ahead
some may call it an ocean
but I got an notion
all ya need is a bucket and thread..... should have read shovel but it did not rhyme... nice one Crowley... Neville

[Crowley]

lol...really about someone so in love with their own beliefs and thought processes that it will kill others will to listen. but close....lol. Or maybe that was spot on. Thanks man!!!

[Neville]

get outa here.. could have sworn I was spot on... oh well, still a great read... N

[sette]

i was wondering how can i dig in the water but metaphorically we can... this is a well written poem and i like to try it sometimes the digging i mean...lol

[Crowley]

Yeah, the shoveling of water is futile....thanks for the review!!!!

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

So your thinking death is a woman? Maybe she is maybe ...she'll slap you and whip you and throw you into the depths to have her way with you before she drowns you in your own desires.

P.s. do you need to borrow my bucket?

[Crowley]

Not a bad way to go in my humble opinion. Grinding that shore. Thanks Q!!!