Life Raft by Navada A poem about a Woman contest entry |
puffy eyelids blink and crinkle eyes crack painfully ajar quick flash of gunmetal sky
ashen clouds obsidian, menacing thundering in the heavens
struggling to rise, weakness engulfs her shuttered eyelids descend she sinks back into stupor
emerging from oblivion is agony salty crusted lips crack apart parched throat rasps
struggling to rise, pushing up with her elbows with a supreme effort she raises her heavy head
the life raft is completely empty oars gone, supplies gone, companions gone she is all alone
sapphire swells ripple outwards to the edge of time no land, anywhere, in any direction no food, no water, no hope
horror rises like a demon crawling up from the depths it claims her body from inside gouging, ripping, tearing
noiseless screams echo in her mind as seagulls’ cries drift in the breeze it’s hopeless
loved ones rise before her she sees their faces she hears their voices
pointless to struggle resistance is futile the end is near
we all draw to a close eventually it’s just a question of how pray that it will come quickly
the life raft rides rhythmic rolling waves oh, to be lulled into peaceful slumber and to slip silently into the soundless sea
sinking below to the endless green depths drifting gently down, down, down descending through the darkness to eternal rest
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