water pooled around my ankles

Hope, Peace, Love
All beauty, all light

                  it starts to slowly creep up

Desire, Elation, Bliss

                   *to my knees, continuing it's
                  upward path
  
Dark recesses of my mind break through

                  past my hips, to my abdomen
                  dark, stagnant water

Venomous thoughts start to flow as the water rises
Greed, envy, lust, hate

                  my chest, hard to breath,
                   the weight....

Hope, despair, Peace, chaos, Love, hate
Not strong enough! Not good enough!

                   my chin,
                    start gasping for breaths

desire, Lust, elation, Remorse

                  submerged now
                   dark, murky water
                  air bubbles of light slip
                   from my mouth

Darkness may have won this time, but there is still light left to fight

                 *don't breathe.........