Sea Witch

SEA WITCH

you have bewitched me
tossed me out on a tropical storm
wild waves of passion whipped high
by the shifting winds of your pleasure
drowning me in a vast ocean of need
down, down i’ve sunk into an abyss
so fathomless only you can find me


i’ve been drunk a few times, i admit
drunk on good rum, drunk on desire
and when i am a pirate drunk on desire
i would not trade one dark moment of it
for a lifetime of sun-bright sobriety
nor one stolen kiss from your lips
for a treasure trove of queen’s jewels


you have bewitched me
you are a most clever sea witch
with phosphorescent plankton woven
through your long flowing hair
and turquoise eyes that spill liquid fire
from the far side of an unknown galaxy
i am drunk on your beauty so let me
float in the depths of your ocean forever



DJA 10-7-2009