Dr. Terrell Neuage - Poetry

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)