Message From the Deep by MJ Vieyra

The sky is falling,

It’s happening now on a rock beach

A thick mist has kidnapped the sun

Turquoise clouds are circling around me

My boots have sunken into the wet sand,

Freshwater and salter mix on my tongue

The temperature decreases enough for goosebumps

Yet I answered the call no one else would.

And there he rises…

The Ocean Man.

The deity that finally woke up

Living dormant under the midnight zone

A cosmic being with scales and translucent teeth

It’s maddening trying to understand his body 

I clutch my scarlet flare tighter, 

It illuminates his ferocious claws.

Waterfalls are pouring from his spiky gills 

His head now staring down at me.

I have to tell the world about him, 

Though it won’t be news to celebrate about

Only two words were required for this maxim,

“It’s over.”