If you were expecting some
triumph of colour, of decision
of the end of indecision
If you were expecting to see
guiding light
a sign not to
If you were expecting to feel
release
a sense of soon to be finality
You may be surprised I didn’t
I did find
dark shapes
shifting, swirl in the void deep trench deep miles down
I did find
Unspoken unseen enemies
could sense them moving deep in the water
felt the slight movement and temperature change
Saw but not saw them over the mountain
steps light then heavy
muffling my attempt to run
until I’m slower slower slow in treacle so slow
now I’m stuck
was that what they wanted?