The Dive Beyond

Into the blue

the man is gone.

Disguised inside

the hardened shell

of the above

and its closed eyes.

Familiar is the water

and fresh with light.

He looks upwards –

once only to see

fear’s touch released;

he turns below.

Distant sounds

are echoes here –

around him and within.

They touch the skin

and probe him,

know him again.

The tribe sails in

rescuing the wise man

with smiles

and silence from beyond

the wisdom that reaches

only the rolling surface.

© Andrew Williams