Somebody, Kelp!
The day I tried scuba diving
The sky was gray
Above the marine life thriving
I wondered why I had picked today
Diving in backwards was no fun
'That's what gestation must feel like', I thought
Being upside down in a watery medium
Unable to escape no matter how hard I fought
All the nervous writhing didn't help
My instructor gave me the 'calm down' signal
Always had nightmares of dying caught up in kelp
At least I would have something to eat while drowning dismal
Seaweed salad with added salt
Any pick of fish to and fro
As your brain comes to a halt
What a way to go
Hey there's nothing beneath me
A sea monster could come up and snatch me whole
But the anxiety gives way to a sudden peace
The freedom of being totally without control
At the mercy of the muted sea
No verbal nagging to worry about
Immersed in the sleeping giant looking for me
A place where thankfully no one can shout
I wish the mouthpiece tasted better
A set of blends I can list
Like grape cotton candy flavor
Instead of an instrument at the undersea dentist
Would be nice to have my eyeballs stop jumping out of their sockets
Wonder what colors they are turning
Pulled by the suction with the power of rockets
Which is what probably keeps my webbed legs churning
Time to go and my return is unscheduled
But I can cross it off the perverbial list
From which new experiences are fueled
I lived and am better for it.
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The sky was gray
Above the marine life thriving
I wondered why I had picked today
Diving in backwards was no fun
'That's what gestation must feel like', I thought
Being upside down in a watery medium
Unable to escape no matter how hard I fought
All the nervous writhing didn't help
My instructor gave me the 'calm down' signal
Always had nightmares of dying caught up in kelp
At least I would have something to eat while drowning dismal
Seaweed salad with added salt
Any pick of fish to and fro
As your brain comes to a halt
What a way to go
Hey there's nothing beneath me
A sea monster could come up and snatch me whole
But the anxiety gives way to a sudden peace
The freedom of being totally without control
At the mercy of the muted sea
No verbal nagging to worry about
Immersed in the sleeping giant looking for me
A place where thankfully no one can shout
I wish the mouthpiece tasted better
A set of blends I can list
Like grape cotton candy flavor
Instead of an instrument at the undersea dentist
Would be nice to have my eyeballs stop jumping out of their sockets
Wonder what colors they are turning
Pulled by the suction with the power of rockets
Which is what probably keeps my webbed legs churning
Time to go and my return is unscheduled
But I can cross it off the perverbial list
From which new experiences are fueled
I lived and am better for it.
Comments welcome.
Send this post to a friend!
Read the Novels by Chetan Davé click here
Copyright 2006 by Chetan Davé All Rights Reserved.
posted by UltimateWriter at 9:12 AM
1 Comments:
I really enjoyed this one... especially your feelings from the experience.
While I haven't tried scuba yet, I have snorkeled - and I LOVED it! It was especially cool to see fish swimming after me, and to see the shadows of waves rolling along the sandy floor of the sea. :)
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