Beneath The Sea
He sees her standing on the shore
Waiting impatiently for so long
Her heart is breaking like the dawn
She'll wait 'til Kingdom Come
Pleading with God to bring him home
He's sad that her vigil will be in vain
For he's still somewhere far away
Her expression can't hide her torment
And he sees that she's been crying
He wishes none of this were true
For soon he'll be in his eternal home
A place he wished he would never be
Lost and wandering all alone
Somewhere deep, beneath the sea
About this poem
It reminds me of a time when I was in Viet Nam when and I, along with several members of my squad were waiting outside of a field hospital to hear about a seriously wounded radio operator who was a member our unit. It seems like it took a year for a doctor to come out and tell us something. Sadly, he was killed. Not knowing anything and waiting still affects me today. You don't know if you should walk around, sit down, stare at something or cry because, in your heart you fear the worst. more »
Written on November 29, 2023
Submitted by Deacon543 on November 29, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
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| Words | 94 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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