Once Upon A Time In The Atlantic Poem by Alpha Sanunu Bah

Once upon a time in the Atlantic,
She held on to me tight,
The ship was bleeding,
Her cry faint and loud.

A whirlpool approaches,
Another in his eyes,
Like torrents they fall,
Crashing on my heart,
With the debris in my mind.

Glitches in my brain,
What sorcery is this?
She grips my heart,
Squeezing and squeezing,
Befuddlement killing me slowly,
It's not her fault.

The sky is veiled,
With no silver linings,
Nor dashing rainbows,
They form twists,
Perspiring lacuna of drizzles.
This is serious!

I turn to my right,
She's glued to heart,
No space to breath,
A bloody harpoon—
No use for you now,
Come back another time.

Watch me swim my way out,
Don't worry I'll be back,
Though I can't swim,
Death awaits,
At least I'll die somewhere else,
In the whirlpool
or in the Atlantic,
Let me die!