Sinking

Weight.

It pushes you down.

Your chest tightening and your lungs

and nose fill with fluid.

You gasp and there is no air.

Only water.

Your eyes sting from the salt.

You stretch, reaching to break the

surface.

Pressure pulls you down at every angle

and you cry out.

Water pushes its way down your throat

and your hands grasp at your neck.

Darkness pools into your vision.

All you hear and feel is the slow heavy

echo of your heart.

Your limbs loose connection to your

body.

You are no longer in control.

The beating stutters and you float lame

in the water.

Your heart stops and your last breath

releases itself floating to the surface in

tiny bubbles.