Swimming Up
SWIMMING UP
i will rise
up
from the depths of a fathomless bottom
down in the blackest
of oceans, lakes, and seas
murky and terrifying
i will swim
and my breath will hold
until i see the light
shining through
i will swim ever upwards
breaking to the surface
into the glorious light of day
sparking and shining
i will rise
up
breathing in the freshest of air
and marveling at the dry land
on which i will stand
triumphant with God,
a miraculous thing.
yes, i am sure.
i may sink, but
i will not drown.
i will rise
up
from the depths of a fathomless bottom
down in the blackest
of oceans, lakes, and seas
murky and terrifying
i will swim
and my breath will hold
until i see the light
shining through
i will swim ever upwards
breaking to the surface
into the glorious light of day
sparking and shining
i will rise
up
breathing in the freshest of air
and marveling at the dry land
on which i will stand
triumphant with God,
a miraculous thing.
yes, i am sure.
i may sink, but
i will not drown.