I make friends with the dolphins and the leggy octopus

Salty Tea

I am a monster,

I have eyes but I don’t see what you see,

I see things from beneath the sea,

Drowning bodies and shipwrecked tea.

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I live my life,

Jumping from crate to crate,

But as the waves push back I’m merely jumping in the same space.

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With nobody around me,

I’m the only one of my race.

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I make friends with the dolphins and the leggy octopus.

But I couldn’t swim nor hide as well as they could.

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I have two arms and two legs,

With some sort of a body and face.

When I look down at the water,

All I see is a trace.

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So empty, 

So plain,

The artist gave up again.

I don’t even know my real name.

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You see I’m lonely out at sea,

but at least I have my saltwater tea.

By Jessica Levett

Age: 18

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