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The Sea Took Me

 

Richard Lala December 2025 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The sea claimed me like a mother

Waves like arms hugging me further 

Arms taking me to go where only she knows.

 

Till I was out my depth 

No sand on my toes. 

 

The sea took me like a lover

Waves like hands dragging me under

Hands too tight, I couldn’t withstand her. 

 

Till I was gasping for help 

Embarrassed by my shame.

 

The sea took me like a murderer

Waves like ropes pulling me further

Ropes that tugged and panicked asunder 

 

I was torn like lightning apart from thunder

Was this my last breath?

 

The sea took me, I nearly let go

The waves comforted me like nobody knows 

Comforted in terror, let go of your clothes. 

 

One last glance of land, the coastal shores

As I submerge, one last implore… 

 

The sea took me, exhausted in her arms

But a great German saved me, a confident man

Waded through the water grabbed hold of my hand. 

 

Told me how to jump the waves

All the way back to dry-land. 

 

The sea took me in my dreams last night

Fingers tearing at water’s delight 

Letting go in shocking, frantic fright

 

The sea will always be with me

The sea cradles near my soul

 

And when the time for me runs out

To the sea is where I’ll go.