Zigzagging a Current

by GregoryCody

I wake to sudden cracks
as plane rotors snap,
and charcoal smoke blows through our cabin,
left without time to wonder what happened.

A final eruption as we begin our descent,
falling from heaven into an ebony abyss.

We explode within the briny ocean,
swallowed whole with no emotion.

Twisting through shattered window, I swim for the sky,
inhale some midnight air, aware I had survived.
An empty surface assures me I am alive yet alone,
about to awaken upon the horror that's begun.

Amber airplane lights grow faint as they sink below;
treading blind within rolling waves, desperate,
I am swimming alone.

Black,
Endless,
Vacant,
Breathless.

Seconds drip into hours; I drift without sound,
floating around,
petrified to stir the beasts circling underneath.

I fear they're near...
they know I'm here.

Monsters gaze up at kicking feet ~
contrast against a yellow moon;
feeling muscles grow weak,
relief will approach me soon.

An abrupt splash breaks a frightened trance ~
swan song upon a dance that can't last.

The jagged peak slides between nearby waves,
zigzagging a current, circling my fate.

An end to a waking nightmare,
I wait for teeth upon soggy flesh.

The sudden tug pulls me under,
as I fall asleep within the depths...

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That being said, I actually DO have a phobia of sharks! So this was creepy to write lol :)

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Zigzagging a Current

by GregoryCody

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