Blue

For want of air he doth thrash At this line of silken sash. For lack of breath he doth stir As his sight begins to blur. For loss of land he doth dangle With neck at an unholy angle. For need of ground he doth float O'er the water of a murky moat.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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