Anthony Beesley Poet Rhyme

Swimming With Sharks

walking the plank on a pirate ship
one slip,point blank,i'm in deep dark sh..
shadows they curse me with torments and taunts
am i better off dead just swimming with sharks?

fins start to rise from black waters of death
i'm close to the edge and i can't catch my breath
paralyzed with paranoia
i can't fight or flee bite or bark
am i better off dead just swimming with sharks?

now poked,pushed, and prodded i'm forced now to act 
do i stay on this ship and fight to my death?
do i plunge myself under and pray i don't die?
where does it end and when did it start?
am i better off dead just swimming with sharks?

brutal beasts they jeer at me 
they're hungry for my flesh,they'll love to feast
the devil dances at my feet
while God above gives me His peace
He tells me to jump and it's not so hard
am i better off dead just swimming with sharks?

the cold water stings like pinpricks from needles
my mind and emotions rise up in upheavel
to my pleasent surprize there's no death or destruction
there's no hideous evil...
He closes their mouths like they were disabled
like prophets of old in rubbish filled parks
i am safe and secure...
swimming with sharks

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Sara Kendrick August 2, 2010 at 4:41 PM Excellent metaphoric language that you have penned in this one.. Sometimes life is like that and we all can relate to what you have to say..I always like to say that it is better to be in God's will than down in the belly of the great fish prepared by God for it is not very pleasant in the smelly dank dark belly of the fish..Keep the creative pen flowing onto the pages on soup for all to read and enjoy..Thanks for stopping by ...Sara