After Aodhan King and Joel Davies' Sinking Deep*



Rising tide washes over
as the current pulls you deeper
toward the disarray
of the trench’s bottom
where they lie—-
the wreckage of vessels and barges. Fleets of battleships.
And the sea monsters that reside
just lurking around the corner.

The sweet taste of air—
already forgotten as the sea water
floods inside,
filling every fissure,
saturating everything.

You watch the current take away
pieces of you—- parts
you thought you cannot live without.


You finally decided to let go.



You are drowning.

No—

You are being cleansed.