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The Scuba Diver

The Scuba Diver 

we look down
signal frantically
‘come up’,
though it is already 
too late

he dances wide eyed
with ecstasy
as the nitrogen 
tickles his cells

anemones
cling to the steep
rock walls
fish feed and dawdle
incuriously

we peer through
our tiny windows
into the ink black sea

as he goes 
free wheeling 
down, 
down,
a rictus of laughter 
on his face

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 4/30/2017 11:05:00 AM
Hauntingly enchanting!
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Date: 1/8/2017 4:25:00 PM
Scary, nicely written though. // Barry
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Date: 1/8/2017 5:53:00 AM
Beautiful ... sights sounds touches to see, listen with whole body, and feel ... life in a zeal ...
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