On My Own

Diving into my ocean of life

Swimming through it

Needing help to breathe

Getting tangled and twisted

In my thoughts

needing help once more

I see the surface

Yet it is so far away

I am being pulled down

Drifting lower and lower

Until the weight of the

Ocean is on my shoulders

Holding me down

Forcing me to push harder

I let go of all my secrets

Giving myself the lift I need

I float higher and higher until

I am just inches away

I break the surface

Finally able to breathe on my own