Drowning

I would always see myself as a mermaid,

A keen and good swimmer,

Being able to front any kind of weather,

Swimming hard, visiting hidden places,

Then the sharks come out and fear kicks in,

They smell fear so I try to hide it,

I can only hide this for so long,

I have tried to keep afloat for so long now,

But I’m drowning in a sea of emotion,

I want to swim up to shore and take a deep breath,

But my path is blocked and I’m stuck down here.

I feel all alone, although the creatures are all around me,

I’m breaking down and don’t think I can reach to the top.

I was a keen swimmer, where is my strength?

I need a fish line or a net to pull from,

But no one can hear me from the seabed.

I don’t want to be found lying here dead.