As a child the ocean seems a bright place
The sun beating down on the light yellow-white sand
And laughter as kids play
And tears when another get's salt in their eyes
But little do these children know
The ocean is dark at night
The moon and stars only shine bright where they can see
What they don't know is what lies beneath
Hidden in beauty and colors
The ocean get's darker towards the floor
Where less and less of the glimmering light
Reaches the living
But the living still know that it's there
And many choose to hide from it
It's hurt their eyes too many times
So they shy away from it
Others, can't stand the feeling of drowning
They struggle and fight
But every time they catch a glimpse of the light
They burn, and fall back into the darkness, further than before
They never realized that, they were going down
It was like a slide at first
Everything was fun and whimsical
Until you, hit the bottom and scraped your knee
But at first you get back up
And you get back on the slide
You go down and down it
And then you break your leg
By the time it's healed you've changed
Your world has changed and there are no more slides
Only people who've heard about your broken leg
Only people who will spy on you to spread lies
You can't swim with a broken leg
You can't really walk with one either
So you use a crutch
You need something to help you
But depending on this crutch makes it harder
So when you're being chased and you're at the edge of a cliff
You don't see it
And you slip and fall
This time, you're paralyzed
Stuck in a wheelchair
The doctors say you might be able to walk again
But you know you'll be stuck there the rest of your life
So now you can't swim
And this metal chair is pulling you down
And before you know it
The light has faded
No sun, no moon, and no stars
Just the kraken and seaweed to guide you
You can still see everyone
Some walking on the surface, others just below
But you can't yell out
Can't call for help
Or to even shout a warning to those about to drown
To those who are leaning on their crutch
You try to yell as they approach the cliff
Try to scream and tell them to turn around
But it's hard when the air you breath fills your lungs and chokes you
For water is filling your lungs
You watch and sit there tied to your chair
Watch some plummet off the cliff behind you
Sit there as your chair slides
Slowly dumping you into Mariana's Trench
But what can you do
They have swam down in their wetsuits
Given you an oxygen tank
But of course it runs out, it's just not enough
Why are you drowning, but still alive
Why does no one see that you're there
Are you even there do you even exist
Or in their eyes are you just a problem to be pushed aside
Can you be simply ignored and you'll go away
Maybe
Or will you fall further down
Where they won't be able to bring you any more oxygen
Or will you free yourself
Make it back on top of that cliff
You know you won't be able to resurface
But here you can get enough oxygen
Here
At the top of the cliff
On your crutches
You can almost breathe
