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I was drowning. Underwater. Fighting for air, fighting to swim. Drowning, underwater. Something held me down, Something kept me from taking a breath. Drowning, underwater. I tried to float, but always sank. I tried to breathe, but always choked. Drowning, underwater. I had no escape. But you saved me. You cut me loose. Taught me how to swim, taught me I could breathe. Inhale, exhale. Taught me I could smile, taught me I could laugh. You showed me kindness. You showed me happiness. When I found you, I found me. You gave me life, you gave me purpose. But you changed your mind. Was I not enough? not smart enough not pretty enough not skinny enough not **** enough not happy enough? Was I too much? Did I ask too much? Did I care too much? Did I love too much? Did I need too much? Did I hurt you? Did I scare you? Why were you so ******* afraid Afraid of change afraid of unknowns afraid to let me in afraid to feel what we felt afraid of distance afraid of trying afraid to love me afraid to let me love you afraid of the future afraid of us afraid of this happiness afraid it wouldn't last But I needed you. Now I'm drowning. Underwater. Fighting for air, fighting to swim. Drowning, underwater. You're holding me down, You're keeping me from taking a breath. Drowning, underwater. I'm trying to float, but I'm sinking. I'm trying to breathe, but I'm choking. Drowning, underwater. There is no escape. But I can't forget you. Your words grab my ankles, tying me to the ocean bottom. I'm kicking and fighting, but your touch paralyzes me. I'm crying for help, but your memory suffocates me. No one sees me, no one hears me, no one saves me. You don't save me. Drowning, Underwater. But I still love you.
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Jul 9, 2018
Jul 9, 2018 at 10:45 PM UTC
Underwater
I was drowning. Underwater. Fighting for air, fighting to swim. Drowning, underwater. Something held me down, Something kept me from taking a breath. Drowning, underwater. I tried to float, but always sank. I tried to breathe, but always choked. Drowning, underwater. I had no escape. But you saved me. You cut me loose. Taught me how to swim, taught me I could breathe. Inhale, exhale. Taught me I could smile, taught me I could laugh. You showed me kindness. You showed me happiness. When I found you, I found me. You gave me life, you gave me purpose. But you changed your mind. Was I not enough? not smart enough not pretty enough not skinny enough not **** enough not happy enough? Was I too much? Did I ask too much? Did I care too much? Did I love too much? Did I need too much? Did I hurt you? Did I scare you? Why were you so ******* afraid Afraid of change afraid of unknowns afraid to let me in afraid to feel what we felt afraid of distance afraid of trying afraid to love me afraid to let me love you afraid of the future afraid of us afraid of this happiness afraid it wouldn't last But I needed you. Now I'm drowning. Underwater. Fighting for air, fighting to swim. Drowning, underwater. You're holding me down, You're keeping me from taking a breath. Drowning, underwater. I'm trying to float, but I'm sinking. I'm trying to breathe, but I'm choking. Drowning, underwater. There is no escape. But I can't forget you. Your words grab my ankles, tying me to the ocean bottom. I'm kicking and fighting, but your touch paralyzes me. I'm crying for help, but your memory suffocates me. No one sees me, no one hears me, no one saves me. You don't save me. Drowning, Underwater. But I still love you.
#drowning#suffocating
Written by
BreeRose
26/F/North Dakota
Jul 9, 2018
Jul 9, 2018 at 10:45 PM UTC
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