She went down
All the way down.
Belly up, my belly went down.
Unsinkable, like my fears.
I didn’t have time to be scared.
I went down.
All the way down.
Icy water
Whistles blowing.
She went down,
All the way down.
Rich, poor, old and young,
Their time in heaven was due,
We all went down
All the way down,
Except for a lucky few.
Love the simple diction in the poem. And the great and unexpected last line after all the repetitions of we all went down! That makes the “All the way down,/ Except for a lucky few/” Thank you. Thank you. so impactful.
Thanks for your kind words, Richard!