Learning to Swim

5/29/15

I have slipped under dark violet seas
as waves crash above my head
and the darkness takes my breath.
My lungs have burned with emptiness
and saltwater tears
rained down by the skies.
My voice was rewritten
with words that weren't my own,
and the ripples I made
on the surface of life
were masked by waterfalls and storms,
until I took a deep breath
and dove into the depths,
breast-stroking my way to victory.