Swimming across the abyss,
where the water is so deep,
surely if I need to stop,
I'll enter eternal sleep.
All that I have within me
is breath and length of arm
and the ability to kick my legs
to keep me safe from harm.
I went in for the first dip.
I panicked and struggled free.
I got back to the waters' edge
to take some time for me.
I sat there on the rock pile
to take in all the length;
to make it to the other side,
will I have the strength?
Holding in a breath of mine
and trying to set the pace.
Trying to work out
the time it will take
until I next touch base.
I know I can swim strongly
and I can float upon my back,
maybe it won't be so hard
for me to stay on track.
It's what is there beneath me,
within those waters deep,
what may also be waiting
when I take my leap.
Is this marred with fear though
or is it just unknown?
This will be a chance for me
to see how much I've grown.
Do I want to see this?
Do I have a need
or can I now just free the way
for me to just proceed?
I cannot
at all
just jump in.
I'll climb down from the side.
Easing myself in gently
so I have time to bide
the temperature,
the emotions,
the feeling of nothing below.
Getting myself ready
so I can just let go.
I grip with my foot underneath
to find a place to push.
It is time to get going!
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Out From Within the Shadow
PoetryIntroduction In March 2013, following the completion of From Within The Shadow, I reached the point of feeling and being like I'd found my way out from within the shadow. With each step it felt like I was opening like a flower: Blossoming, growing s...