Aquatic Neanderthals

"Bend, don't break", said the trunk to the ocean blue

"I've been bending backwards, staying blue is the least you can do"

Clear and strong and blowing all night long

It's like a wild beast tangled in a net

It's a hatchet of stiffness and it ain't done chopping yet

Loud as a lion's roar

Whistling through the gaps like a songbird carnivore

Thrashing branches, downward bent

A duet on the keys of nature's instruments

White water burns, salt water falls

The paws and jaws of the sea maul and the wind howls its applause

White water burns, salt water falls

Striking fire on the sea floor like Aquatic Neanderthals

Eye to eye with the ancient one, with the smell of death in tow

Both surprised by proximity and the common need to just go!

Red star with black rays, piercing all who touch

Drag your mind to slow down and to this moment try to clutch

In a Deep, Dark Blue Hole, in the middle of a turquoise eye

Flying low on a Hawkbill's back under 2 completely different skies

White water burns, salt water falls

The paws and jaws of the sea maul and the wind howls its applause

White water burns, salt water falls

Striking fire on the sea floor like Aquatic Neanderthals

"Bend, Don't, Break"