A Sea Monster Named Sadness

sometimes it’s like
i’m swimming in an ocean
and there’s no land around
so i have to keep swimming

and i swim and i swim

and there’s something pulling
at my legs
something strong and
urging

gripping me and dragging me

down and down and
my head goes under
it goes under and suddenly
i’m engulfed and i’m

struggling i’m struggling
against it but it’s not
helping

for every second that my head
breaks the surface and i
can breathe there are 60 where
i’m going under

and eventually
i wonder

what’s the point
if all i ever do is fight in
vain

surely it’d just be better to let
it overcome me