The Mississippi River
The ice-cold water
Stings my skin
As I plunge
Into the blue-green.
It is dark,
but I still swim.
Deeper and deeper
Into the unknown.
I am almost there,
I just know it!
But my lungs burn
I need oxygen, desperately.
The pain is agonizing,
Almost distracting!
But deeper and deeper
I swim.
My head throbs
From the pressure
Of the water
As it strangles its next victim.
My eyes stay shut
From fear of what might be
Lurking, watching me as I swim
Deeper and deeper.
I have to keep going,
I can't stop here,
I am on a mission
Thump.
My feet plummet into the soft sand
I made it. I open my eyes
Into the unkown,
For I cannot stay long.
