Imogene’s Notebook

Wandering Wonderings

Free verse musings about death and life

Drowned Man Being Guided to the Light. Created for the poem by jules - Miz Mindful using Canva Pro

Occasionally I wonder —
what would it be like to drown?
What would I do if miles from shore, storm waves smashed, tossed, and towed me about like a Pinocchioesque marionette?
Would I fight for life till I expire,
or accept my unexpected fate and allow the ocean to flow into my lungs like water from the…