Dark Waters

I will 

cast myself

onto the sea

onto the white-

capped waves

onto the swell 

and the gale 

can’t you feel 

the surge of it 

rising, can’t you 

feel 

the power of it 

up and down

we are falling

and the walls 

of the waves 

are striking us 

but we wanted

to know 

how powerful

the water could

be, we wanted

to measure 

the strength 

of the storm

and now we know

and now

it is too late

to stay on the 

cliffs and 

look out 

at the dark

waters.

Photo courtesy of David McCaskill

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