Sea Satori

by Akin Olatidoye 
 
Doubly a stranger there
Like a visitor doomed
For surprises
 
The blanched sea
Eyes with envy
One that is of a darker tan
 
On the promenade
The telescope in my skull:
Sea gulls, their raspy bugles
The simmering ship of sunlite
Crawls to  DEAD WEST
 
With them
I am one.

                    Lowestoft-by-the-sea, 2001


© 2004 by Akin Olatidoye. All rights reserved.
Akin Olatidoye makes his home in Nigeria. A member of an online writing workshop, THE WILD CITY, Akin also writes for the international online 'down-to-earth' socio-cultural magazine, Newtopia and manages the African Bureau. Writing is Akin's all time obsession.