Fish in the sea

I see how they live in the sea where they’re free,

a community born of a deep consciousness

bound in a school and kept always together

by love or a purpose instilled in their brains.

If I reach down to touch, they scamper away

afraid, I would say, of something unknown

or of shadows cast cover their claimed terrain

or fear of betrayal from a human hand.

fish in the sea

(Photograph by Gareth Howell)

As fish in the sea perhaps we are scared

to reach out and touch what we cannot see

in fear of reprisals or what may befall

should we be aware of life’s mystery.

Yet deep consciousness belongs to us all

and binds man to man with connecting lines

but dropped in the middle of free hungry needs

we proceed to live as an island, I fear.

As fish in the sea swim close to the shore

and enable the blind to see how to be,

how many believe God brings to us too

the means and the way to live better today?

Be it me or the fish, or a lover, a wish,

be it hope or a dream or only a thought,

it’s all meant to be the beginning of change

and we have the means of making it be!

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4 comments

  1. Deborah Dera says:

    I just found your blog via BlogRush. I’ll be back again!

    Deborah
    http://www.therhythmofwrite.com

  2. Helen Howell says:

    Hi Deborah, nice to “meet” you and I’ll be checking out your site as soon as I can. Oh, and I love the name you’ve given it.

    Helen

  3. rampantheart says:

    Great write!I especially loved these lines;

    “As fish in the sea perhaps we are scared
    to reach out and touch what we cannot see
    in fear of reprisals or what may befall
    should we be aware of life’s mystery. ”

    How meaningful these lines are!All humans can relate to this line.This poem is worth bookmarking.I am glad i found you via blogrush.I will be back here to read all your writings.
    Look forward to acquainting with you.

  4. Helen Howell says:

    Hello rampantheart. Thank you so much for reading and for leaving such an encouraging comment. It is always nice to be “found” be it by a reader, an employer, or a lover.

    Hope to “see” you again here and thanks.

    Helen

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