Crystal Ball
The crystal ball of the Sea Gypsy
Weathered,
from the salt of the sea
Her hands aged with time,
she reaches and takes mine
Closer she looks into the crystal
She looks frightening but is truly gentle
My future held within, She hesitates to begin
She tells me of a dark blemish
He has broken the skin, Allowed himself in
He is after my soul and out of control
He will not stop until his spell takes hold
The eyes of the Sea Gypsy turn from blue to gray
“Fight death with life it’s the only way”
Her words echo throughout my soul, Unable to regain self-control
“Fight death with life“, what does it mean?
How do I do this? What has she seen?
A giant mist came and encompassed the gypsy
Vanished!
And I, alone to ponder….All alone with sea….
A shark comes in to circle my boat
His fin as big as death
He circles and jumps
Slashing his tail, like the scythe of death
Fierce, he looks with all those teeth
He proclaims to be here for me
Fearfully shaking, I point at him
Shrieking, “I Shall Not Go!”
“Fight Death With Life“, I then added
Though why, I did not know
The shark seemed amused I stood my ground
As if he thought I’d willingly go
Lightening struck as I realized
The peril of the Sea Gypsy’s words:
Fight power with power and the knowledge of Hope
Where the Key of Life is guarded
Gain strength from within to defeat all sin
Back in time is Death’s demise
Just then the Sea Gypsy’s face appeared
As heaven’s clouds parted
And with her hand
She reached down to stir up the water
Against the circle of the shark, As if turning back time
The shark couldn’t fight the sudden attack and in Time he was left behind
Along with the shark, the clouds left too
Leaving a sky of true blue
In great surprise I realized
The Sea Gypsy’s face became new
A watch breaks if wound up backward, against the Hands of time
The same is true of the shark
Stirring his waters against the tide
Draining the shark from the sea
Forever lost in rewind
Renee Robinson
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