A Message In A Bottle Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

Here is a thousand memories
Wrapped inside an old bottle
I have been lost for so long
Out there in the vastness of the ocean
I had no idea where I was going
A victim of a terrible nightmare
Or a messenger sent to the future
I floated in the calmness of the sea
And I floated upside down inside the raging waves
I have been scathed by the hottest sunshine
And have been submerged in the coldest weather
I have survived so many shark attacks
I have been bitten by so many mosquitoes
I have seen the most beautiful night sky
An amazing array of stars
Gazing at me with intense admiration
The beautiful thing called love
Enveloping my every being
Inside my lonely shell
My sorrow and my tears
Bottled inside my heart
Stood naked among the fish of the ocean
I hungered for love
I cried for warmth
I wished for a better day