Drowning

You would think that it'd be obvious

that someone cannot breathe but

My sister was drowning for 7 years 

and I didn't even know about it

I worried about it and thought about it but I guess

I should have asked

because drowning for 7 years can only result in death

or ... hospitalization 

Now I see all the signs 

the scars

the sleeping

the pain

I still wonder how I missed 

that my best friend in life was drowning

But when I look down 

I realize that water is surrounding me too

And my legs are lead

and my heart is broken

and who knew that I was drowning all the same

with the same things dragging me down 

Author's Note

This is my first poem so please be nice!