Lost at Sea

 Sometimes I'm drowning- in despair;

It's hopeless to try and explain.

There's so much tension, so much confusion

And so much intense pain.

Our wave lengths don't cross paths,

We can't see eye to eye;

I feel so blind, so deaf, so mute,

I don't even know how to try.

Flailing to stay above water,

I need air, I need to breathe!

I can't look back at all the wreckage,

I can't take you to shore with me.

I struggle to swim away,

I center myself to stay afloat.

I know I cannot save you,

Just send you a rescue boat.

I hope you remember what we've learned

And keep fighting for air too,

I hope you have the strength

To survive this storm for you.

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Written 2021