Sitting there staring;
The waves crash before me.
I stare at the darkness;
At the sky and the sea.
I know he is out there
Pining, abiding...
To see if I'll fall
Into his black snare.
Though I can't see
The beast that attempted
To make me a part
Of his devilish scheme.
I know that he's there.
As I watch to the blackness
The sky overcast,
But it makes not a sound.
The ocean much blacker
Than her mother the sky.
I remember the years
That I've left behind.
Slowly I rise
The time is becoming.
I walk toward the ocean.
Driving into the sea.
The water more frigid,
Deeper and deeper.
The cold takes my breath;
As I throw myself in.
Standing against
The waves as they pitch me,
I turn to retreat
But then gather strength.
The steam from my body
Rises upward like spirits
Forsaking the ocean,
Alone I proceed
To walk the slope sandy
Backward then forward
As Taniwha watches,
Slowing my pace.
I want him to know
That I fear not his anger.
He came here, he left here,
He'll come nevermore.
Once out of the water
I turn as the wind blows.
Rain falls like light
In front of my eyes.
He's gone now forever.
The fiery dragon
Has cowered, submerged
Deep 'neath the sea.
Triumphant I leave
The world to it's demons.
I've conquered, for now
Their wailing is done.
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