The world watched the story of the Thai soccer players and their coach. Lost in an underground cavern, water from Monsoon rains forced them in deeper and deeper to find high ground. Days later, when they were discovered by British Navy Seals in Scuba gear, their worries were not abated. A long dangerous underwater rescue was necessary to bring them out. All were safely brought out and the world breathed a collective sigh and a prayer of thanks for the miracle just witnessed. This poem focuses on the initial entrapment.
Trapped in the Dark
Young boys huddled in the dark
Lose track of time as days go by
High ground becomes lower
Monsoon season feeds the flow.
With no way out …they wait //
Hope // and pray that help will come
Waiting // Waiting // Waiting
Batteries die leaving pitch blackness
Meditation helps relieve desperation
Thirst quenched from cave wall drippings
Food is gone // Black time silently ticks on
All that remains is the dripping sound of silence
Echoing through the endless cavern
Days of cold never ending night go on and on
Waiting // Waiting // Waiting
Talking ceases as they await their fate
A mirage of dim light appears in the depths
Must be hallucinations
No // it’s getting brighter
A scuba diver breaks the water surface
Hope is not lost!!
Now the scary part
Underwater rescue
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Photo from the French news agency on Edge.
If you would like to know the exact day to day timeline of events surrounding the rescue you can find them here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/thai-cave-rescue-timeline-how-it-unfolded-2018-7#wednesday-july-11-the-soccer-team-recovers-in-the-hospital-18
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