Shipwrecked

Shipwreck 

As the ship exploded and sunk, her crew 
died a hundred times. 
Through portholes they saw the green sea, 
getting darker; they couldn´t hear their own 
screams as the noise of crushed iron´s was 
louder, like hundred express trains hurdling 
toward obliviousness  
And then the sea blew open doors 
filled every cabin with incomprehension
…and then, yes then, they died again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
October 31, 2012 at 11:50 AM
I have enjoyed reading your poetry today Jan. Hope to read more of it soon. Love, Carol
Hansen Avatar
October 31, 2012 at 1:32 PM
thank you Carol
Collins Avatar
October 31, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Wow Jan. This is so vivid and terrifying. I often wondered how people can bear to go down in a submarine. love, Kathy
Hansen Avatar
October 31, 2012 at 1:33 PM
you could never get me to go down in one
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