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The Edge of the water
Dangerously close to the edge of the water
Scared, if I drown no one will save me
Why did you send something to haunt me?
Why did you send this to drive me crazy?
I cannot think, cannot speak, cannot whisper
I dream in my sleep that I’m diving deeper
Tightening the rope around my neck
Afraid of the water but desperate to get wet
Dipping a toe to sense the outcome
I want to stop this but I just keep going
With each breath my heart beats faster and faster
I want to jump, how long can I last this?
Fascination is drawing at my resistance
Drawing me deeper into this existence
Tightening the rope around my neck
Afraid of the water but I yearn to get wet
Please don’t test me, I’m weaker than you imagine
I’ll drown in the tide, I’ll sink into the ocean
And when I’ve taken as much as I can get
I’ll have made a choice I can never forget
Waves crashing in around my feet
If I hold my breath will I avoid defeat?
Tightening the rope around my neck
Aching for the water to make me wet
So many things I wish I could change
I’ve fulfilled a prophecy I created in vain
The ocean foam reaches inside my soul
To take my fire and consume me whole
Still, I can’t stop I’m diving deeper
Taking my breath away there’s so much water
Tightening the rope around my neck
As the water seeps in and makes me wet
Am I about to do something I’ll always regret?
Scared, if I drown no one will save me
Why did you send something to haunt me?
Why did you send this to drive me crazy?
I cannot think, cannot speak, cannot whisper
I dream in my sleep that I’m diving deeper
Tightening the rope around my neck
Afraid of the water but desperate to get wet
Dipping a toe to sense the outcome
I want to stop this but I just keep going
With each breath my heart beats faster and faster
I want to jump, how long can I last this?
Fascination is drawing at my resistance
Drawing me deeper into this existence
Tightening the rope around my neck
Afraid of the water but I yearn to get wet
Please don’t test me, I’m weaker than you imagine
I’ll drown in the tide, I’ll sink into the ocean
And when I’ve taken as much as I can get
I’ll have made a choice I can never forget
Waves crashing in around my feet
If I hold my breath will I avoid defeat?
Tightening the rope around my neck
Aching for the water to make me wet
So many things I wish I could change
I’ve fulfilled a prophecy I created in vain
The ocean foam reaches inside my soul
To take my fire and consume me whole
Still, I can’t stop I’m diving deeper
Taking my breath away there’s so much water
Tightening the rope around my neck
As the water seeps in and makes me wet
Am I about to do something I’ll always regret?
Published 14th Feb 2012
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14th Feb 2012 6:06pm
15th Feb 2012 6:15am
To regret is a risk that is not to be taken. Do you regret life, or regret that your about to see death? Death comes everyday closer; life does not... so why push the accelerator? More questions than answers is always the riddle. I know the drowning feeling; holding your breath controls how long you have left to live. Great write. As always.
22nd Jun 2012 5:46pm
