Nobody heard him, the dead man, <br />But still he lay moaning: <br />I was much further out than you thought <br />And not waving but drowning. <br /> <br />Poor chap, he always loved larking <br />And now he's dead <br />It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, <br />They said. <br /> <br />Oh, no no no, it was too cold always <br />(Still the dead one lay moaning) <br />I was much too far out all my life <br />And not waving but drowning.<br /><br />Stevie Smith<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/not-waving-but-drowning/
