The bottom of the sea is cruel. <br /> - Hart Crane <br /> <br />You’d like to seize each wave <br />and pin it to your lapel, wearing it with pride; <br /> <br />grow dorsel fins and conquer <br />currents, which erode the shore; <br /> <br />scoop the bottom for treasures <br />and string them through your hair. <br /> <br />You’d like to surf the rapture and taunt <br />the cruel under-toe that embraces you.<br /><br />Tim Gavin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lady-of-the-ocean/
