Beware the undertow
My Mother always said
Always wondered what it looked like
as the thought filled me with dread
I pictured quite a monster
Lurking down below
Beneath the waves just waiting
But for what, I didn’t know
I never, ever saw it
though I was often in the sea
But I know one thing for certain
That it never bothered me
Ever mindful of that warning
I have paused oft to reflect
For the sea with all its beauty
Still deserves all due respect
The love I have will never falter
For the ocean’s in my heart
But I’ll always heed the warnings
I was given at the start
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