If I jump

If I jumped in the sea,
what would I be?
Would I turn into a fish,
or would I still be me?
I thought that I might grow fins,
but I’d much rather try to swim,
and the thought of eating all the plankton,
it fills me with thoughts of revulsion.

If I jumped in the sea,
who would I still sea?
Would I talk to fish,
or people like me?
Could I stay sane,
in an underwater world without rain?
I’d like to listen to Cole Porter,
and make love underwater.
Simultaneously.

If I jumped in the sea,
would anyone follow me?
I’m thinking of all those fish,
and no-one to swim with me.
Poor fish with wierd eyes,
how do they cope never being able to cry?
I’ll try and show them how,
it’s too late too get out of the water.

[1992]