Face up in the murky water,
The water known as life
I can barely stay afloat
Constantly haunted by the sinking feeling
Where at any moment I will drown
I can feel it slither beneath the surface
The predator greedy for its prey
Lightly its claws, masked only for the moment,
Brush along my soul
Calling, pleading, thirsting for me
But the moment I give in
Those harmless claws will shred
I’m getting so tired of treading for my sanity
The predator's velvet touch is so alluring
It’s so hard to stay afloat
Here it is, yet another day
And with every passing second, the weaker I become
Author notes
Option 2 : Sad
NOTE: The predator is my personification of Depression
I feel like I'm treading water lately. Like I'm floating with just half of me at the surface. I can feel a tugging on me trying to pull me under. A few times it's almost swallowed me but fortunately I have a few ropes to hold onto and to pull me out for periods of time. I just can't wait to make it ashore.
I may edit it later but it's not likely with my upcoming schedule.
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Comments
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good poem! and good luck loved these lines Lightly its claws, masked only for the moment,
Brush along my soul
Calling, pleading, thirsting for me
But the moment I give in
Those harmless claws will shred -
thks is very good adn i often knwo what you are feeling but there are peole in my life that lend me a hand adn keep my from drowning but sometimes try dotn show up untill damage is done adn im passes out on the botum of the pool almost dead
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