Friday, 13 March 2009

Read in Tooth and Claw

I was as trusting
As any creature with claws
As vulnerable as any
Crustacean with a hard shell

When my expansive sea
Became a tank
I could not say, it was agreeable
With pretty plants, sustenance

Then the shock of blind metal
No room to turn or breathe
Rough hands, harsh voices
The hiss of flame beneath

Seared by scarlet degrees
My last thoughts of the open sea
Fathoms of oblivion
Mercy's blessed darkness

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