Life preserver

A soul lost at sea

Swimming afloat,

My arms are getting heavy as
I look left and right,
And see no one around me but hear
Them.

I see nothing but white
pearl-coated yachts.

I suddenly can't float
I can hear the booms
Of an old time tune.
Reminding me
That fun exists
Inside these boats.
Its hard to
Keep my head above these waves
As they become much
Harder to tread

I wish it was me inside
And them here instead.

My only thought,
"Keep swimming. You've
Swam through bigger waves before."
But then again,
Its not the degree of unhappiness
That I'm stuck swimming through
Its that I'm quite tired of this feeling and
I'm too weak to
Keep trying.


I remember one of the happy ones
Saw
A lonely soul
Out in the water.
With the thought that
Throwing a life preserver would help
Me
to stay above.

Our communications
Were mixed because this man
Had know idea
That I had a diamond shackle
Between my leg and the sand
At the bottom.
Spare me the rope that might break
I can never leave
For heavens sake.
So I take my vest off in hopes that
Maybe my shackle
Will come off too.
Or I'll die trying.

Reviews

[Irene Willis]

This is some nice writing, and I love how emotional this piece was. So many different thoughts and feelings all at once, swamping the reader like waves. In a good way.
Also, you typed "know" instead of "no" on the third line of the last segment. Thought I should point that out.
Thanks for sharing, and keep writing!