Ocean

Looking over the side of the boat I see nothing

Not even my reflection.

Just blackness, perfect and unbroken,

It’s like a movie from the horror section.

Dark like the night sky above

Deeper than possibly imaginable

Unpredictable, with a mind of its own.

Endless, eternal, immeasurable.

Angry now, a demon is released.

Roaring and hissing with hatred.

It lashes at my face, it stings me with fear.

It wants to take my life and leave my body dead.

Then a voice calls and the spell is broken.

I look and see the reflection of the fleet,

And then I realise, something I think I knew.

Reality is only surface deep.