Deep Oblivion - David Lowery

A winter’s night

A creature, strange & bright

Appeared upon the porch in a dark storm

The minister said

«It's clearly mad in the head—

Pay it no mind, it’ll go away.»

You & I were thinking about a place

Below the sea

With stinging anemone

Coral, bright & white

& I was on a fast train to a deep oblivion

You didn’t try to stop me;

no, you asked

To come along

Come take the light

Of creatures of the deep;

Electric eels are fun, but tend to bite

Oblivion

It rhymes with Vivian

Rust-red things look gray beneath the deep

You & I were thinking about a decommissioned sub

A place submarine

We’d live life so serene

We were on a fast train to a drunk oblivion—

You bravely took my hand & we went merrily along

Jets & boats

Always found them fine

The creature on the front porch can’t unwind

The sea captain said

«I'll fix him up with this:

Gin & quinine keeps away malaise.»

We were crossing English channels

In Victorian times

In midget submarines

With parasols & twine

& I was going under in some deep oblivion;

You bravely took my hand

& sweetly came along