i began
crawling out
of the ocean
that was black
i began
climbing up
of a hole
that had no end
it felt like i could breathe
it felt like i could see
i felt two warm hands
grab my cold limbs
and pull me up
up
up
out.
free.
i could finally
be
free—
then i slipped.
scrambling to grab
the hands of my savior
but failing
and i fell.
i gasped for help,
feeling ink fill my lungs
the light begin to fade
i’m cold again
i’m choking again
i’m blind again
i let the dark envelope me
and dive back in to melancholy
Sep 9, 2018
Sep 9, 2018 at 4:57 PM UTC
i began
crawling out
of the ocean
that was black
i began
climbing up
of a hole
that had no end
it felt like i could breathe
it felt like i could see
i felt two warm hands
grab my cold limbs
and pull me up
up
up
out.
free.
i could finally
be
free—
then i slipped.
scrambling to grab
the hands of my savior
but failing
and i fell.
i gasped for help,
feeling ink fill my lungs
the light begin to fade
i’m cold again
i’m choking again
i’m blind again
i let the dark envelope me
and dive back in to melancholy
—why can't i be happy forever
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