I’ve lost my life raft and I’ve been sinking ever since, further and further down into the dark blue deep.
A lonely place of seclusion, too far to see into the distance
I’ve had to pull myself up, time and time again
Here I tread, though don’t seem to float
Somedays I can see the light, but it seems to be quickly swallowed again.
Teasing me from above, I long to break the surface
Swap the emptiness for connection
Grief for peace
Darkness for light
I do know it’s out there, somewhere in the future, at least that’s all I can hope for…
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