The Raft Of Refuge

I may drown
In this deluge.
I may drown,
Struggling to swim
With dress drenched,
With legs shackled.
I may drown,
Struggling to swim
To the raft of refuge.
If I drown,
Let the wind
Take me to the world
Where no one is worthier.
Where doves weave nests
With leaves of olive.
Where the sun shines
With shyness of Moon.
The Moon,
The Stars
Smile serene smiles.
If I swim to the raft,
I shall slaughter
Rams on the sacred slab,
I shall answer
The summons of sleep.
I shall sleep awhile
And wake anew
Clothed in swimming costume,
Unshackled.
I shall swim
The deluge again
To rescue the drowning.
I shall swim
The swim of a swimmer
Unshackled.