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Beneath
the seas
no
loneliness is known
rain
never falls
seldom
a cloudy day.
I
was diving for perils
Far
off the coast
Trying
to stay clear of the nuclear submarines
And
tourists looking for love and treasures.
In
the distance I saw the Titanic
Sleeping
on the ocean floor
Then
I saw her
Swimming
across the upper deck
She
was on that maiden voyage too long ago
She
took me to her cabin
An
oasis in the sea
We danced a decade away
(New York tango as taught in Saratoga)
As
the fish and memories swam by
She
told me how she had waited
For
so long to be discovered
I
said “me too”
As
I swam out the door
And
returned to the land I never once believed
Someday
I will return to the Titanic and her
But
until then I can only stare at her smile
That
constantly beckons me to return
And
keeps me from having the women I meet
At
single bars and barmitzvah parties
Knowing
beneath the sea she waits for me
With
Bacchanalian pleasure for evermore.
©
Terrell Neuage (Victor Harbor, South Australia)
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