I've got to drown one last time before I can swim. Sink down into the whirlpool and pass through the eye. Feel those winds on my face under a stormy sky. Curse the gods with a dizzy head while clinging to life. See it flash before me in all its bliss, pain, and strife.
Just one more time. One. More. Time.
Before I can come out clean and dry on the other side, to finally leave that maelstrom behind for good.