Dream #98

No wind disturbs the surface of the sea as a lifeboat makes its way slowly towards the harbour.

People join me on the quayside, watching as a tall man appears on deck, dressed in all weather gear, but bare-headed.

He picks up a thick rope, ties it around his waist and then loops it round and round his neck, almost like a Kayan neck ring woman, finishing with some kind of slipknot.

Without a word or a backward look, he steps calmly over the gunwale and disappears beneath the water, as the rope snakes down behind him.

I seem to be the only one concerned that he doesn't reappear.

Three teenagers appear on deck. Two girls in pink ankle length robes, and an older boy in a black wet suit.

Inexplicably, I find myself standing on the deck next to them, but somehow nobody seems to notice me.

The deck of the lifeboat is now 10 feet above the water. The boy encourages them not to be afraid, the girls are nervous, but the boy has a calm voice, and assures them that he will take care of them.

Where are the crew?

Why has the boat grown in size?

How did I get to be on board? 

I struggle with these questions…..