Late Night By The Seaside Poem by Naldo Africa

Unceasing sadness flushed my life,
and the time on earth has passed me by,
to visit my dearest mum in heaven
there but for the grace of God go I


Sometimes by the cold seaboard
I happened upon the most wonderful suicide
I douse myself to the sea floor
and enjoyed watching the sea's rising tide


Mom...



This is the loneliest night of my life
and death may be the last breath of fresh air
I lay all night at the bottom of the sea
dying in the depths of my despair


Sometimes by the cold seaside
at times a maimed puffin limped nearby
he lived through a life of hardship;
even though he could no longer fly


Mom..


I want to commit suicide mom,
for no one really cared about me,
but then the maimed puffin flew away
I saw suicide was not the way to be


Delayed...