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Too Much Life Can Kill by Lynsey Calderwood
I nearly drowned
In my own thirst
The current was so strong,
It almost burst
My banks. My bubble
Was floating through the rapids, alone,
Straight into dire straits,
And with deep regrets
I wished I'd learned to swim - too late:
I knew trouble
Was about to wash over me.
So, I gulped - then prayed to Neptune
....Then to God
For help - how shallow!
I knew I'd have to swallow
My pride. For I'd never bathed in church before,
I'd always tried to pull the plug on little ponds.
I wanted to make a big splash
Into the sea - instead, I thrashed
And struggled against the tide:
The waves were wide
And wild; and I wished I'd worn my water wings,
I wished some land lubber
Would throw me a rubber ring.
....Glug...glug...glug...
I felt as though someone was trying to pull the plug
On me! The seaweed wrapped around my legs,
my body was drained
And the dregs
Of my mind drifted on.
Beyond and below the earth,
Sinking, and I felt my feet almost touch the bottom,
With my toenails
Scraping the sea bed.
I felt emaciated
Beside the whales,
And the sharks,
Scared they might bring out the knives and forks.
Poem by Lynsey Calderwood
Image interpretation used with permission of the poet
Image created with Ultra Fractal 2.04 © 2000
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Entry for the Fractalus Fractal Art Contest 2000, Interpretation Category
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