Vertical Sea

Vertical Sea Arise horizons tell us what you see Vertical rain comes on high wave conclusions adrift in mist Fortunes waiting out on the sea for men who come in ships So much rain came in from all directions in one instance Sanity was questioned at a distance along with risk Vertical rain broke portal windows with such force Eighty mile winds crashed in as well Distracted men at playing cards, drinking rum for fun Now huddled in fear within the thin skin cabin No one slept inside the dead of hour’s darkness Troubles bounced up and down out there Pirates in the past fumbled their rich existence down A new crop of water warriors can be found to take their place Doubloons are buried in dark quarter’s underwater world Above and below deck, inundated with storm and fear Between each plank the storm took out more men No thick skinned seasoned soul could harness or hold on No salty language sailor could be heard Above the tumultuous storm The fierce beast rolled in on angry nature’s back With it, folding over fifty foot waves, came torrential rains Which pounded heavy on the bow Churned up rogue waters on the vulnerability of sea life Nature itself turned on them in adept ferocity In violence it flipped the ship Showed contempt for every soul on board With total disregard for life and limb And complete indifference towards the sailors The blackness, void of light, could not help these tyrannical conditions The monstrous storm consumed more than the rain It drank up men and drowned them Others flew in all directions Most of them broke necks, died before they hit the deck Instantly killed, dragged into the cold dark depths as well All steps were in the wrong direction, in favor of the waves They could not even cower in the craft or say a prayer The boat and men turned upside down The ship had splintered into nothing and flew into the gale Only three men remained, bobbing on the giant waves Flapping their arms like molested chickens on the sea Tossed in every direction but straight ahead Rogue waves were in control, in hysterical rage and agitation No one knew what happened to the crew They were never seen again