Shipwreck

Shipwreck

By Stephen B. Bagley

We slip beneath the waves

Black water closes over

cold comfort to life's pain

Numb can be a blessing

How deep can we sink

before light fades completely?

How soon will our vision

fail totally and give us peace?

Above a forever storm rages

Life's cruel fury without regard

to those below who grasp

grimly onto the remaining debris.

But here it is calm as the currents

take us into the dark depths

A struggle for breath mercifully brief

The waters flood in -- wait!

I think

I see

a

light

Copyright 2012 by Stephen B. Bagley. All rights reserved. No copying without express prior permission. Thank you for reading.

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