*Drowning*

When the tide is at its highest
You must try your hardest
To hold on,
To endure,
And before you know it
The storm will have passed,
And the sun will shine on you once again.
That's what they tell me,
But I have to admit that I beg to differ
As the rough, violent waves roar and swirl around me
And I struggle
To stay afloat
In these rough, turbulent seas,
Feeling weak as I attempt
To fight to keep my head above water,
Coughing, sputtering, choking,
Hardly able to breathe
As wave after wave cascades over me,
Trying to push me under once again.
I don't know if I have the strength
To keep fighting.
Maybe this is just nature
Running its course,
Telling me I should surrender.
I know how simple it would be
To give up,
To give in to weakness,
Take the easy way out
And let myself descend deep into
The dark depths of
These murky, tempestuous waters,
Not having to care anymore,
Never having to worry about
Another problem again.
But I've come too far.
I can't just give up now,
For inside I know
That I've tried too hard
To throw it all away now,
To allow myself to just fall victim
To these obstacles
And let them overpower me.
So with renewed strength
I will keep up this battle,
Fighting the tide,
Until I emerge
As the one victorious.
 
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