There's an ocean of silence separating us;
I'm drowning in it.
The uneasy stares shoving me under
Like the strongest wave.
The whispers drag me further away
From you than any current.
You float in a tube of glory on the peaceful surface.
I get anchored to the pitch-black bottom by dread.
Pressure forcing my lungs to empty
Filling with salty seawater.
Seaweed snakes around my limbs
Tethering me to the ocean floor.
Lungs spasming for air
Soundless screams ripping from my throat
Head pounding and fading to black.
But no one cares,
Not our friends,
Not my family,
Most certainly not you.
No matter how much I want you too.
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