My Darkest Ocean
written by: Ivor Steven
@ivors20
I am not asleep
Nor am I awake
I am adrift
Inside my worst nightmare
I am paddling my leaking canoe
Across a thick oil-slick
A slimy and sickly syrup
Polluting my Antarctic Ocean
I see gasping penguins drowning
I slide my arm around their grease-caked feathers
Grasping their Frenziedly flailing wings
Fervently trying to save them
My canoe is rapidly bulging at the seams
We are listing, and slowly sinking
In my clutching arms
We gather and cling together
As the cold darkness surges in
Engulfing my unfathomable dream
Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, now retired. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and online magazines. He has 2 self-published books, "Tullawalla" and "Perceptions," and is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc. (Australia) and an appointed writer for "Coffee House Writers" magazine (USA).
Latest posts by Ivor Steven (see all)
- My Darkest Ocean - April 10, 2024
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