Sink or Swim

I'm swim
all alone in a pool of darkness
caught in the undertow
I choke and gasp for air
I kick and flail,
fighting to stay afloat .

The darkness won't let go of me.
I slowly being to sink,
giving in to what lies beneath the surface.
The murky water fills my lungs,
lungs that once held so much life...

A scream rises from my throat,
but nobody comes to help me.
Why won’t someone grab my hand,
rescuing me from the clutch of darkness?
Because no one knows I stand at the boundary,
the boundary between light and dark.

So I give in
Everything I once held in my heart has waned
The strength, the courage, the hope...
I slowly slip below the world of consciousness
I’m tired of treading water
Let the darkness consume me.