Liquid Ice
For so long I’ve tread this water
Every once in a while
As I think of what I’m not
A cold current drags me under
Freezing my lungs
Every once in a while
As I think of your love
Warm currents push me up
Far above these crashing waves
But as this gentle sea turns to the sea of reality
And warm currents disappear
This water turns to liquid ice
Rushing down my throat
Filling up my lungs
Pulling me down
Deeper and darker
Till the surface disappears
And not even your love can bring me back up
As I’m doomed to sink
My entire body suffers shock
And there’s nothing left to shake me alive
My limbs too tired to move against these waves
Every push, every stroke brings no change
The sting of this liquid, frozen harshness
Will hopefully someday turn these dead arms numb
I close my eyes, embrace the cold
And I don’t even realize
I’ve stopped swimming
I’m descending
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