From time to time
we return to sea
knowing I needed it,
yet it did not need me.
Tied to the pavement
from October to December,
waves constantly to-and-fro
regardless if I remember.
How can you forget
its ominous presence,
it's easy I say,
among the city's fake decadence.
I sink and I float,
hour passes hour
there's nothing like the sea
not even a long shower.
Every year
it's important to swim,
among the fishes and creatures,
that lurk within.
For when you forget
about the small fish,
that's when the sea
will consider you its next dish.
So I dip my toe
into its waves,
and try to stay humble,
try not to parade,
this small sense of strength,
I feel I possess,
because the sea simply laughs,
it's not often impressed.
I miss the waves lapping,
breaking gently ashore,
a sound worth listening to,
a noise anyone can afford.
For the sea remains free,
away from man's rule,
no colours or guidelines,
like the local pool.
When I next return
to the deep blue sea,
I will remember it,
I just hope it remembers me.
Tag Archives: Sea poetry
October Poetry: Tunisian Waters
The surface
was a series of small
mountain tops,
each less summitable
than the other.
A brief moment of existence,
a collection of fleeting moments.
The sun translated onto
a rippled ocean floor
where fish would embrace
the flashes of the big light in the sky.
Humans would try and mimic this,
falling short of truly acknowledging
it's power.
Stood in the shallow waters,
instead of swimming out
to where the earth's pull
became less obvious,
unable to enjoy
the feeling of flight.
May Poetry: A touch of Sea Water
She dived into the water not knowing what lay below, but the fun was in not knowing; the unexpected. So much of her life had been planned. Meticulous. That’s how she would describe her childhood, which was sad. She chased chaos, almost threw herself at it. She knew why, which made the act less crazy. Or so she had convinced herself. Emerged in the deep blue she was safe again, something she had unfortunately had to learn on her own. Her parents were never absent, yet at the same time they weren’t exactly present. Floating there her eyes shut waiting for some form of contact. A nibble from a fish Or the brushing past of a shark. Maybe the Sea wasn’t the right place to look for embrace.
The Seagull
You’re confused
This isn’t your usual surrounding
Where are the waves
Where’s your blurry reflection
No life below
Not life that you would recognise
Or at least want to
Gliding effortlessly as ever
In a space that isn’t yours
You follow a route
Made to lead some where
But equally no where
No longer vast
Or expansive
And limitless
You choose a journey dictated for you.
You should have stayed
But perhaps an experience awaits
One that involves growth
Even if it isn’t right for you.
So keep moving,
Gliding
Even if where you’re headed
Will lead you
No where.
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