Into the Sea by Lisa Timpf

October 2020| Utopia Science Fiction Magazine

Some believe the orcas’ ancestors
were slender-legged land mammals
who dove into water when threatened

and one day a few of them decided,
hey, it’s not so bad down here,
there’s food and nobody’s

trying to eat us. Maybe it’s that easy,
to find a new home, a new way
of living. Maybe one day we

will find ourselves standing
with our toes in the sand
hard-packed by the tides,

while behind us, hungry waters
devour what we thought we knew,
sweeping away all the hard truths

we tried to deny. Maybe one day we
will find the courage to take the plunge,
follow the orcas into the sea.

Originally published in the October 2020 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.

Lisa Timpf resides in Simcoe, Ontario. Her speculative poetry has appeared in a number of venues, including New Myths, Star*Line, Apparition Lit, Liminality, and Polar Borealis. When not writing, Lisa enjoys bird-watching, organic gardening, and spending outdoor time with her border collie, Emma. You can find out more about Lisa’s writing projects at http://lisatimpf.blogspot.com/.