Poetry written by a Borderline

The Dangers Hidden Below

I have attended many voyages-

which drift timidly along the waters.

How truly helpless we are.

The skies oppress us all-

with deadly storms above,

as does the sea,

with nautical storms below.

Our stubbornness will not allow us

to yield-

our pride directs us to conquer.

But if they could see

what I have seen-

how quickly they'd abandon their quest

to master the seas.

Deep below the surface-

into the unforgiving darkness,

I see them roam.

Their tails may not sparkle and glimmer,

but I find them hauntingly elegant.

Their eyes glow with hunger-

sharp teeth stained with blood.

Their translucent skin is hypnotizing,

as is their hair-

like northern lights under the ocean.

Larger than a fleet of 10 ships,

it rules the kingdom of blue.

I somberly watch this

beautiful horror-

piercing the skin of creatures

as large as this ship-

devouring them within merciless minutes.

Quicker than light-

now vanishing into the deep,

its only trail is one of blood.

My grandfather feared the serpents of sea,

and my father warned of the ancient leviathan.

The captain told tales of luscas-

and a commander cautioned us of the Kraken.

Yet

none of them know,

the most dangerous ocean creature of all-

is but a simple mermaid

lurking in the deep.