Am I sinking?
Feel my shoulders slip and slope
Like an anchor in the ocean, Pulls me down a little further
Somersaulting to the bottom

Am I swimming?
Treading water very slowly
Though I’m moving very quickly
And my legs are kicking furiously
Take me somewhere else entirely

But I’m gulping
Mouths of water, Salt becomes me
So I’m drowning in the great deep
Though I tried so very hard
To keep my head
above
the tide

Now I’m bobbing
By the grace of something bigger
Seems I’ve steadied
And I can lie now
Feel the ripples
Push me gently
Like the poles, I’ve shifted gravity

I see sky now
This is all I see around me
Never sure what comes behind me
Make a wish it doesn’t hurt me
Though I know I’ve faced a thousand waves before

Is this living?
Make the most of every moment
Broken heart you will not show it
Fear of God but no one knows it
Keep that fear of drowning
Off the face that’s giving it away