William Bailey Poet Imagism

Shadows

My fear is truth pulling me away
     Into a deep pool of darkness
     From the depths they're reaching up to me
      
     My head above water I only see shadows
     Moving around not touching the ground
     Stealing the air from my lungs
    
    Coming closer, I swim from them
     Never fast or far enough
     I'm surrounded by those shadows
    
     Flailing my arms,kicking hard,panicking
     Trying to keep from sinking below
     I'm beckoned by those beneath
     
     Can I trust them to show me the way
     Or do they have a plan of their own
     
     My legs weaken,I'm floundering
     Sinking slowly fear becomes nothing
     Struggle is over,shadows can't follow

      Life is escaping from this body
      At last I'm free from earth's boundries
     
      I feel them reaching up to catch me
     Gently they soothe my aching soul
      Now I know I've come home

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