One sullen day on a beach <br />I spread my beach towel on the sand <br />And posed as if in deep musing <br />But nothing came to my senses <br />Except the hiss of the sea breeze <br /> <br />I thought the cold of the water <br />Would stir me up from my lethargy, <br />I dipped my head twice <br />But it only numbed me some more. <br />I could have drowned in its iciness. <br /> <br />Instead I looked at the sea in the eye <br />And spat out an obscene oath. <br />If you couldn't solace a spent soul, <br />You are inutile, you over-rated majesty <br />Not serving mere man's intentions.<br /><br />Eddie Roa<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-sea-64/
