Thirsty Sea Dog

A response to a poetry challenge Theme: Lighthouse 100 words or less

You tried to be my lighthouse
(though I never asked you to),
a bright, clean, unwavering beacon
that could guide me through 
the most treacherous,
the most turbulent,
the most shark-infested of waters, 
and bring my sea-tossed self
safely back to harbour. 

How frustrating it must have been for you to watch me 
- in spite of your true, benevolent light -
wrecking myself against every rock I could find,

chasing storms,
searching for mines and riptides,
hanging out where the sirens
in their tiny, iridescent-scaled bikinis
ride on barracuda.

Reviews

[maricoona91]

This is really great..
I love the imagery of being a "rebel". Also, I love that the 'lighthouse' character is described subtly but well..I already came up with a picture of who that person is. Great personification of the storm chaser.
brilliant and raw and truthful and painful. Thanks!

[terry smith]

I like to ride the undertow...scratch my itch on sharks teeth ...and knock the light out so no one can see.I like this poem very much!!

[Sami Khalil]

We are all chasing something, searching for something, in light and darkness, upon softspots and hard surfaces. And you pen that with excellent and style....:).....

[Arezzo]

Very sexy. He's the lighthouse (upright totem), she's the fluid, inconstant seafarer with a thing about shiny bikinis ...

As Gerard Depardieu said in a recent film, "no-one wants to be saved". She will continue dashing herself against rocks, because it's what she wants to do. Lighthouses are strong and dependable -- but the problem is, they're not very mobile.