The Sea,
Once it casts its spells,
Traps you in its waves forever.
You'll never notice you're caged,
Nor notice that this ocean is not your oxygen.
You'll never notice that you're drowning.
For you are too amazed by the beauty of the water
and how it encapsulates you in your own universe of sapphire blue.
For ages you want to swim and admire that bubble it trapped you in.
You'll never notice the abyss it is slowly swallowing you into.
But then,
Your lungs,
they start to b u r n
and suddenly the water is no longer c o o l
against your skin.
the sea,
was never your truth.
It was a LIE.
an imputing dishonesty
like a flash of lightning;
a wave against the shore
the water was never your home.
Now,
it is your grave.
© Keara Singh
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Grade 12
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