The Anchor

At last I went down to the lake  
To bask in this beautiful day  
Time to enjoy a well deserved break  
And wash life's headaches away  
   
To the lakes middle I row my boat  
With my oars I make a splash  
I drop the anchor and slowly float  
As the ripples gently crash  
   
The warmth of the radiant sun  
And massage of the soothing breeze  
Reminds me today is the one  
To put these crazy thoughts at ease  
   
Alone with tempting thoughts  
I reflect there for many hours
Lifes lessons I've been taught  
Those reflections will soon devour  
   
As the darkness slowly settles    
It's finally that time to go  
My demons have my life unsettled  
Retrieve the anchor from below  
   
The stability of the anchor  
To calm life's nightmaric storm  
This weighted shackle is my answer  
As my lucid dreams transform  
   
I tied the anchor to my neck  
The consequences I ignored  
The twisted knots were double checked  
My next life has my faith restored  
   
Feeling the weight of my life lift  
Slowly as I am sinking down  
This death is my personal gift  
Finally at peace as I drown