So Here Am I…

So here am I…
         fifty thousand fathoms down swimming,
                well, strolling really, across the ground
So here am I…
         dressed for the weather,
                water proofed and masked,
                        my eyes, distorted, feel safe behind toughened glass
So here am I…
        ready and willing,
               to take on the world,
                      gum shield in place, I grimace my face
So here am I…
        down here only clean filtered air,
               reaches me, reassured, my breathing is steady, deep and secure
So here am I…
       below, deep-down, exploring by sound,
              using echo location to find my way around
So I here am I…
       exploring my new world, submerged,
               I’ve adapted to live where change abounds
So here am I, a survivor…
                of hubris, of ignorance,
                      of warnings ignored despite every insistence
So here am I…
       looking for treasure that cannot be denied,
              a cure for overweening self-confidence and pride
So here am I…
        So here…
                So…