He died an untimely death.

He fatally ran out of breath.

Losing his mind, made him blind.

He fought Fate but She wasn’t kind.

He stood against the tide.

There was no one by his side.

He questioned himself and dove underneath.

He found a monster baring his teeth.

The monster was dark and unknown.

He was warned to not go there.

But something in him, made him swim

Towards the beast, with a lot of care.

He met the monster and befriended him.

For he didn’t have a wife.

He asked It who It was.

Asked him how was its life.

He heard the monster speak.

He found all it said was true.

There was so much he didn’t know.

He didn’t have a clue.

It was time to swim up again.

He bid It a warm goodbye.

He flapped his legs but failed to swim.

No matter how hard he tried.

Shocked, the man looked underneath.

He saw the monster grabbing his feet.

The monster wanted to keep him.

The monster didn’t want to let go.

Instead, It sent up a lookalike

who wasn’t the great man we all know.

The man gave up trying.

It wasn’t of much use.

Instead, he slowly gave in.

And the lookalike became a recluse.

He died a sad death.

He fatally ran out of breath.

Losing his mind, made him blind.

He fought Fate but She wasn’t kind.