by Justin Germino

Created on: March 25, 2010

Trapped At Sea

Like a frumpy peach
baking in the afternoon sun
you lie on the deck of your catboat
reading the latest jeremiad
about the grace of citizenship

From the horizons come
a familiar idol of fear and terror
a reprehensible frightening jamboree
as dozens of dorsal fins approach
a telling sign of danger for sure

A hyperbole of screams expelled
as if undergoing catheterization
ankles quiver, about to buckle
as the boat is surrounded
terrors from the deep blue sea

Feeling like marsupial prey
you survey the water with apprehension
a simple day sailing turned quite sour
lacking qualifications for a solution
how are you going to get out of this?

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