Poems of Alex Rider

by ryddance

A collection of poems relating to Alex Rider and exploring reasons, thoughts, feelings, and symbolism. Each poem is a separate piece unless stated otherwise. Warning if I feel them necessary will be posted at the beginning of each chapter. Rated T because I really don't know where the Whac-a-Mole will pop up next.

2. You Must

You Must

When you have been thrown into the deep end and left to soak

And with nothing with which to float,

You must grow fins.

The waves wash over you and water fills your lungs.

you sputter because you still need air.

The air you now breathe is not pure and you are suffocating

Because you inhale the air your enemies exhale.

You must grow gills.

Every needed breath is like you are drowning.

vision goes red.

You've never noticed how you're swimming in red.

It's all around you, your enemies.

Below, the black depths leer up at you

And surrounds you as you descend.

Warm red ocean blends with black.

Red, color of blood.

Black, color of evil.

Red-tinged depths.

There is no light here.

But wait, what is that bulb?

Is it a light to end the dark, the solidarity?

A beacon of hope?

You swim desperately for the bright white light,

But you never reach before you are snapped up by hidden jaws.

You must tear free.

It matters not where you swim.

You are marred by your ordeal,

And you see the darkness every time you close your eyes.

You must gather your strength.

You must leap onto dry land.

You flail and gasp.

Your gills fade but remain, always ready for action.

Your eyes adjust to the clarity of the clear air.

So light.

So free.

Innocent.

Ignorant of that which resides under the surface.

You gaze at the water lapping at your feet.

The waves give no indication of the turbulent currents.

You must look away.

You can't look away.

You can't abandon it, and you travel along the shoreline.

You can always see it,

It whispers to you, an ever present siren song.

You must ignore the temptation.

END

So. I just came up with this in PreCalc. New teacher, and he's throwin' us off the deep end. (thought of calling this that) No proofreading just wrote it down and then typed it. Kinda feel like a beat the subject to death with a broken stick.

EDIT: And now, a couple days later, I am editing to hopefully take out that awful...thing. Ya know where it was say whether it was bolded, italicized, etc? Only it wasn't. I told you but didn't show you. I think it was a glitch cuz I typed it on my iPad.