The Lake.

A Poem by Jess Holden

THIS IS NOT MINE Written by idranktheseawater at youtube.com. thought I'd share it with all of you

The lake lay calm beneath the mist
Beneath the sun that morning kissed
Becoming weary as I neared
A thirst for things I should have feared
I grew tired on my quest
But without answers found no rest
At the waters edge I knelled down
To touch the place they saw me drown
The water shimmered across the lake

It hid the life it tried to take
Below the surface, a child appeared
She rose to where the mist had cleared
A face like the girl I used to be
I knew the child I saw was me
Eyes like ice caught in a storm
Too fierce for any tears to form
As she sunk I caught her hand
Tried to bring her to the sand
I pulled with all the strength within
Failed and faced her subtle grin
With water spilling past her lips
She released my trembling fingertips
My breath was deep as silence broke
She held my eyes in hers and spoke
"You think you're strong but its a lie
You lost the will to even try
But I’m the keeper of the past
I’m the breath that couldn't last
I’m the part of you that died
I'm the reason you survived
You seek the secrets I could tell
Of these I'm deeper than the well
I remember when you found
The terror as you nearly drowned
I remember all the painful ways
You lost your mind to grief that stays
Are these the things you want to know?
The answers that will help you grow?
Will you find a better life?
Will knowledge bleed away the strife?
Listen to what I have to say
You can't keep going on this way
Part of you stayed in the lake
With only so much your heart could take
You're the one I died to save
And now you come to seek my grave
You live to wonder of my death
To breathe what was my final breath
This lake is not the only thing
Your journey through this life can bring
Leave my breath and leave my grave
Use the second chance I gave
I beg to not be laid to waste
Give the life I lost a taste"