(For WG)
_____ by T E Vaughner

Down
Into
The deep
I dive
Flesh covered submarine going
Down
Into
The deep
Of your dark water
Dive
Straight
Down
Past the seaweed
Past the place where dolphins sleep
Past the point of no return
Down
Into
The deep
Pressure sits down hard on my chest yet
Down I go
Into
The murkiness of you
Where the fish are saber-toothed
Where the fish are lit from within
Where the fish laugh and tell you lies
Way down
Into
The deep
Of your mind
Come with me
I say
Holding out my webbed hand
But you slap it away
I love you
You say
But this is my home
Way down
Here in
The deep
But you weren't born here
I try to argue
Don't I look like you
But you've never seen your reflection
So how would you know
Way down
Here in
The deep
As you like
I say
Stay here and drown
And I rise
Rise up
Straight up from
The deep
Of your mind
Your murkiness
Left behind
But not the memory
Of you
Down
There
Way down
Floating
In
The
Deep

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