The surface is calm The calm is interrupted By a torrent underneath A hidden current just below the surface That you can't see Or can't really feel until you have dived in Its only once you have gotten in That you start to realize Just how deep and just how strong the undercurrent is It threatens to take you under You can feel yourself being dragged farther and farther Panic starts to set in You become disoriented You begin to forget which way is up or down Water begins to get in your lungs You begin to choke as you try and force the water out of your lungs The cold water is like a grave ******* the life out of you as you continue to struggle You know that if you can't get out You just might drown There is no one around No one to save you if you go under Then Almost like a flash You remember that all you have to do is relax Stop fighting the flow Just spread your arms out And just calmly float to the surface As you begin to float toward the surface Its almost like you are lighter You can feel yourself ascending Breaking the waters surface as you breathe in that life giving breath You sit on the surface Shivering and exhausted But alive And all you can do is just thank that inner voice That told you to be calm And just let yourself rise And you feel that much more happy to be alive And that much more whole and appreciative Then you have at any point in your life