a pod
of whales
suspended
nose up
the light
fractures
the waves
as they
sleep
lost in
the dreams
of brief
moments in
sunlight
before
they are
swallowed
by the
darkness
once more.

i sing
a song of
loneliness
muffled by
the weight
of the seas
a dirge
for those
left so
unrequited
in their
longing
suspended
podless in
the cold
darkness of
her casual
disregard.