They call you leviathan,
drinker of the ocean,
ruler of the deep,
eater of countless fish,
belching out your satisfaction
in tsunamis and earthquakes,
yet your majesty remains
questionable
ridiculous,
for he who must rule
should rule in entirety
the oceans still swirl proudly
the waters remain in countless volumes
and you have not yet drank it all up
the sea life still flourishes
the fauna and its beauty.
the mermaids still hold court
in the palaces of the sea,
and you, leviathan, who do you rule over?
it tells, therefore, of a greater Being,
Creator of it all, the Almighty
in the tiniest of whose hands
the entire universe remains,
before whom the leviathan
is but a tiny ant.
Beautiful imagery that had me captured till the end – I looked up ” leviathan,” and this is what I found: Leviathan is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Amos, and, according to some translations, the Book of Jonah; it is also mentioned in the Book of Enoch. This is the second poem that has added to my vocabulary, and for that, I am grateful.