Reflection on Drowning
Drowning is an art
disappearing in the depth,
you’re still, the world falls apart
Fire is controlled
freezing causes you to break
human murder, too commonplace
In the center ocean
you are encased in mercy
no one to hold back the tide
Nothing to save you
diving down, not possible
no other force in control
You can just let go
No need for any goodbyes
You can just die
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“you are encased in mercy
no one to hold back the tide”
I really like this poem. Drowning is something you fight until you just can’t anymore, and that’s a really hard place to be in. The decision to break this up into triplets works very well for this. Thank you for sharing!