- Hydra and Kharybdis -

When the waves break and the sky is being torn up The foam splashed through the air In the cracks of the rawness of reality You respect it and think you understand it forces that surpass every single master The light from the lantern hit the neck of the rock Tried to breathe with saline water in the lungs Soaking in the chest sounds like a old coffee machine The scream of pain, which crushes stone in the heavy moment of death Let Hydra and Kharybdis rest and clutching at straws Because the knife felt cold against the skinny throat * Hydra ("The Monster of Lerna"), a giant sea monster with nine heads in Greek mythology * Kharybdis, a sea monster in Greek mythology that creates a life-threatening maelstrom 15.09.2020 Sun :) - A-L Andresen :) Copyright © All Rights Reserved Clutching at Straws Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann 5th place in the contest