Sink or Swim
Drowning in sorrow
because you are leaving me.
I jumped in too soon.
As I flail about,
will you toss me a life ring,
or a concrete block?
Both are solutions
to my current state of mind
over losing you.
The first prolongs it,
the latter, ultimately,
brings on my demise.
I need to purge this
constant feeling of longing
for something that’s gone.
This stagnation mode
compromises my future
and pulls me under.
So, just hold the ring
and let the concrete block sink.
I’m fine on my own.
I’ll want for nothing.
I’ll seek others to swim with.
I’ll float without you.
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