The Temptations of the Sea

 

 

He sits in an isolation chamber

Filled with blank pages-

slobbering dogs waiting to be fed

 

their howls echo across the steel hull of his mind

yet all he hears are the sounds of the sea

,a seductive siren song,

and just beneath the surface the glimmer of life

carried by schools of fish.

 

Encased his heart cries out a thousand blasphemies-

like the lining up of his muses in front of a firing squad

the shots leaving pools of unwritten stanzas-

something to be cleaned by the deck hand later

 

still he stares out

from between the cracks

in hopes of glimpsing the sea

 

hoping that he can one day swim endlessly through its depths

and experience its endless wonders

 

but he is trapped within Plato’s looking glass

seeing only the shape of the world

but never enjoying its bittersweet taste

 

Author's Note

this is still very rough, feedback encouraged

Reviews

[Robert Connor]

Very good! I like it!

[Dinesh Sairam]

The concept itself is very moving. An isolated man sitting and heeding to the sound of seas. The ending is astounding (more in a philosophical way). I can really feel the desperation of only seeing the freedom in front of your eyes and not being able to swindle it. Well put. But as you said, it's rough. It'll really do good if you plan to improve it :) Keep writing.