Dark Blues


As I drift through the murky waters,
The cold temperature has made me numb
and complacent.
School swim by in tight formation
and I look on with disinterest.
Brightly baited hooks snare those called
Friends and they are devoured.
At times the bait seems tempting,
though I've learned to see the strings attached.
I slink past loose canons and abandoned ships
that litter the rocky floor.
Even chests of treasure fail to catch my
eye in listless sojourn.
At night I sleep with eyes open, dreaming of
the warm, crystal waters that lie just upstream.


Tim Hickey