I’ve always known of the Titanic, as long as I can remember and her fate has always moved me. Today, on the 102nd anniversary of her sinking I found myself inspired to write this poem.
Drowning In The Deep
Drowning in the cold deep ocean,
Falling, alone, into the dark,
Cut by a thousand daggers
I am frozen with cold.My dreams are dying with me.
The future I might have known,
The life I should have led,
All lost to the sea.Will you recall my name
When you look at the sea?
Remember my fear
Of this cold grave?Will I live on
In your stories?
Can your memories
Save me?Can you?
Save
Me.© CMB
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Really nice words.
Thankfully we live in a world now where every scrap of data is recorded which means that at least when great tragedies happen, we can at the very least, recall and remember the names of the victims.
It’s a small comfort, that if the worst happens you’ll at least end up as a biography on the BBC news site. It’s not how anyone would choose their fifteen minutes of fame though.
Reblogged this on Rainbow Junkie and commented:
As someone who has lived in Southampton or nearby for over forty years I felt that I would like to reblog this poem (especially as it is written by my eldest child).
Aw *blushes* I’m glad you liked it.