Adrift

Beneath the waves I drift and make my home
Under black skies I sink and wander alone
As foam floats by the light evades the deep
We all must drown in never-ending seas

As strong currents drag us all in their wake
We grasp for air and witness our minds fade
Houses we build of brittle empty shells
Shall too, in time, be dragged to seas profound

Close to the shore and feeling sunny warmth
A child begins his path toward the ocean's floor
He swims, he smiles unknowingly he goes
But abysmal trenches always under him lurk

Youth goes by, though unaware he is
Inevitably all dives he takes he’ll miss
For no matter how curious he may be
There are secret depths we can never survey