From: "D.S." Whew! I haven't been cranking out this many fics in months! (If you could even use the phrase "this many", but oh well.) Now, this is only my second angst fic EVER -- so no complaining, y'hear?! --Dark Sentinel Date: May 25, 1999 Rating: G Category: A, V, NF Archivers: Uhm . . . yeah?! Disclaimer: All characters belong to their respective owners. Author: Dark Sentinel; ackcor@erols.com "Riptide" written by Dark Sentinel I Swimming placidly The beach slowly melts Into the horizon One can get lost out here Drifting aimlessly Sun washing the face Tide lifting you high Red hair buoyantly wafting In gentle waves Too far out now She turns upright Heads for shore The sun is suddenly Sweltering The water suddenly Dark and cold Swimming faster Feeling increasingly unsafe Waves looming up and Crashing Down Legs being torn downward A swift current pulls Down Into The big deep Fighting the powerful force Sinking under The sun glimmers Flickering It is just above the surface Hands stretching upwards If only, if only . . . One final desperate grab And the light fades away Water charges from All directions The sea is one Frigid chill Pressure in her ears Head bursting Lungs burning Eyes on fire And all goes black. II Sunset Fluid gold melding sea and sky Sand tossing down the beach A towel Sandals Sunglasses Lie untouched Half-buried Like some ancient Artifact Memories lie Wrapped in the fibers Nestled in the soles Reflected in the lenses A white-haired man wanders down To the beach The name of his daughter Soars from his lips And takes wing over the landscape In a terrifying flight He finds the preserved Remnants And suddenly reality sinks in He cries out Sand trembles beneath his feet A few steps until his toes Are graced With the same water which Consumed his will to live Fresh tears tumble into the sea. - -- --- ---- ----- ------ ------- -------- Questions, comments, or oatmeal? (Or Cream of Peat? Or Honey Bunches of Goats?? {They're baaaa-aaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaad!}) Send 'em my way! --Dark Sentinel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking for a new hobby? Want to make a new friend? http://www.onelist.com Come join one of over 150,000 e-mail communities at ONElist!