Deep and dark
I looked once
And almost lost my way
Did you notice--
My fall?
When I lost my breath
And turned away?
Myself, I saved
And carried on
Balanced and stronger
Day by day
I had resisted the pull
Of that dubh linn
As it sweetly tried to steal my heart--
And on my mind, did prey
I wouldn't look
"Don’t look" I cried
Digging my heels into the sand
"Leave me not to betray"
But It was just a look
Just one look
I would never fall...
Let come what may
And then--
I fell
Softly
Gently
Longingly
Into the pitch and sway
~T. Shannon
(*** dubh linn = dove lynn - means black pool in Irish)
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