Unpredictable

• Nuhansi Wijesinghe, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2013

Splash! Into the bubbling blue sea I go,
Paddling rapidly, the strong currents crash upon me,
Waiting patiently for the perfect moment to start the show,
The golden afternoon sun shines from the horizon,
The bright guardian watches over me.

Time has come; I rise from my crouched position,
Into a purer white tube I go,
Not a finger out of complete accuracy,
I am one with the water.

Suddenly the spectacular tunnel turns gloomy and eerie,
Like an ambushed fight on a happy day,
The water is at war,
Poseidon is angry.

Out of prefect precision I fall…
All I can hear is loud spontaneous beeping,
Oh god, be my saviour.