~Poems~

The Deep, Dark Waters

A ship full of seasick people passed me by through the deep, dark waters of the night

One day, one will slip and fall into the violence of the sea

Some of us never slipped

I was born on a boat with holes

As the water slowly filled every crevice, one day I was left to swim

I never learned to swim and the waves were merciless

I was gasping for air as I attempted to stay afloat

No one could ever stay swimming forever

The energy was running out of my hands and purely fear was fuelling me

Bodies littered the bottom of this sea

Without any energy left in me, I couldn't even scream for help

I could only hope that someone would see my struggle against the sadistic currents and get me away from it all

The ship full of seasick people was too far away for them to see me, too close for me to not hear them

I was simply left alone, swimming until the last piece of energy and fear ran out and complete apathy would wash me over, along with the waves

Nearly drowning, I swam through another night without any goal in sight

How much could a human take?