My solicitor has

informed me that

there’s simply no

point leaving

the house behind

in my will.

By the time I’m gone,

she said,

the majority of the

house will be

under the sea.

I don’t think living

under the sea

will be at

all like Disney’s

Little Mermaid.

I don’t think

there will be

a singing

calypso crab.

I think it will

be difficult to

breathe. I think

it will be dark

and wet.

© Liam Bates

Liam Bates is a writer from the West Midlands. He recently published a chapbook of poetry called ‘microwave nouveau’. He can be found on Twitter: @wordswithpurple Instagram: @wordswithpurple.