Der Hai
The shark covers my anger and tells me to think about this idea;
“Please, take me somewhere and stay with me”
I look into its bright yet dull eyes and they ask us to play.
“Do you believe in rainy days?”
I think I finally saw it.
Their poison fin.
The boat was big,there were others like me getting returned to the water.
As they took my “poison”, I realized.
I didn’t want to drown.
Oh, please don’t make me drown.
I’m sorry.
The constant current is too much.
I can’t move but I can’t keep still.
I saw the way out.
Sapphire water turned to rubies as everything I’ve learned about surviving dissolved from me.
Were they also sinking? Were they alive?
I didn’t know. I didn’t care to know.
The floor was soft and the light dimmed from my vision.
I couldn’t breathe.
All thoughts seemed to escape me as the Ruby Sapphires spilled ever darker.
The waves crashed silently as I gave into the darkness.
I felt the waves on my face as I opened my eyes once again.
I was with the others.
Der Hai.
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