Barren Ocean

I found myself lost in a vast ocean

Devoid of a single drop of water

It looked like a haunted desert

With no trace of any life

I walked through the deepest channels

May be an undersea river

The golden sand gave the touch of sun’s fury

As my legs got the sun burns

I walked with a hope of finding an escape route

But I had no idea about the directions

So I kept walking through the channel

I was hungry and thirsty

All along, I saw the dried remnants of coral reefs

The remains of countless whales and sharks

And other small species

I saw the towering vessels of bygone eras

Full of treasures, history and skeletons

I wondered, what happened to this massive ocean!

I remembered my journey on a vast ship

For a holiday trip through the same path

How did I wake up on the naked floor of barren ocean?

How did the water vanish like a magician’s trick?

At distance I saw a glowing crater, may be a trench

I suspected it as a mirage for my deluded heart

But when I looked down to its depths

I found enough water to drink for a while

With nowhere to go, destined to end up as bare bones

I had only two choices to make

Whether to go as farther as I can by gambling on luck

Or to accept the cruel fate and end the journey

In the precious trench filled with a bit of water

I didn’t think twice

I just jumped down to the oasis of hope

With the freedom of a first time flying bird

Splashing away the agony by embracing the chilly water

I woke up from a barren dream

There are some dried up ocean parts in the world. Aral sea is an example. Also there is a patch of dried up sea floor in the himalayas. Visit thursday-13 & pleasantly-disturbed-thursdays- for checking out on other writers thoughts.Thanks. :) Image courtesy: Thanks to himalayanenfielder & thewere42.files