Nobody thinks to check the water, too concerned with their lands.
War, famine, terrorism - what of these comes from the water?
When will these come from the water and who will see them first?
What innocent seaside dweller would care for a missing tourist or two.
Or ten or a hundred as their numbers grow day by day.
Nothing washed up for years though.
The odds of a human body lasting more than a month at sea are low at best.
No one can say for sure when it began, not everyone was counted as missing.
Twelve years along from the presumed start they began to reappear.
They walked inland from under the water, covered in sea debris and thin as leaves.
They would not say where they had been but their eyes and teeth had changed colour.
Blue and grey, it was always blue eyes and grey hair regardless of age.
Aside from these minor changes they were welcomed back to their homes with open arms.
Do you remember the old saying open arms, open hearts, open veins.
The body count has never been higher.
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