Drowning
My body is weak
The freezing water numbs me
I know there’s barely minutes left
I am tossed and turned by the rough waters
The storm overhead is terrifying
I know I will not survive
I am barely able to keep afloat
Each wave pulls me under
I swallow water
I come up gasping for air
Only to be pulled back under
I am drained of everything I have
I don’t have the will to fight back
I have nothing left
On the inside I am dead already
I can no longer move my body, my heart beat slows
I surrender
And I swallow water
My lungs fill with water
As I sink
Sink, to the ocean floor
Copyright © Amy Sullivan | Year Posted 2010
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