Drowning
I look up;
I see her eyes
Looking down at my helpless body
Floating beneath a shimmering haze of water.
I look up;
I see her eyes
Waiting and watching as I take a breath
And choke on liquid air.
I look up;
Into the eyes
Of my mother.
Copyright © Deb Radke | Year Posted 2011
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