Five fathoms

An exploration of accepting death

Five fathoms falling free
Floating beneath the restless sea
Darkened blue all around
A slowly thrumming shallow sound
My heartbeat stopped and so did I
In the sea of chaos I did die.

Past the grasping of Life
Beyond the drum and the fife
I found deep serenity
When I let the sea capture me
No struggling between sky ‘n’ ground
Held suspended cold comfort found

Fish feed from skin and hair
I will not fight, no longer care
Claiming indifference, forget strife
No weapons brandished, not a knife
And so I float the fathoms free
Five fathoms beneath the restless sea.

(2000)