some people
just can't be saved
and
some people
don't want to be saved

only after multiple tries
did i realise
you were one of them

metaphorically
it would seem as though
i was your lifebuoy
trying to keep you afloat
whilst you are sinking
due to the ankle weight
labelled "your past"
ignoring the fact that
the key to release the ankle weight
was in your palm
since the beginning

*and you continue to struggle in the deep waters