- 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 :)
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Clutching at Straws Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
5th place in the contest
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