May 2017
Breathe
I reach for the blur above me,
grasping for my own circles of life.
They, in return, float to abandon me.
Keep Breathing
I'm thinking,
didn't you all see me;
witness me throw my shoes to the side,
pull my pants down to my ankles,
then off around my feet?
Didn’t you watch me
lift my shirt above my head,
and dive in head first?
Maybe you didn't hear the splash,
the hard deafening sound of my body
crashing into waves.
Maybe you didn't feel the splatter of the ocean across your faces as you onlooked;
Or just maybe you walked away at the perfect moment to be able to say,
I had no idea she'd gone and done such a thing.
My baby would never do something like that.
Just maybe,
*It's time to learn how to swim.
I reach for the blur above me,
grasping for my own circles of life.
They, in return, float to abandon me.
Keep Breathing
I'm thinking,
didn't you all see me;
witness me throw my shoes to the side,
pull my pants down to my ankles,
then off around my feet?
Didn’t you watch me
lift my shirt above my head,
and dive in head first?
Maybe you didn't hear the splash,
the hard deafening sound of my body
crashing into waves.
Maybe you didn't feel the splatter of the ocean across your faces as you onlooked;
Or just maybe you walked away at the perfect moment to be able to say,
I had no idea she'd gone and done such a thing.
My baby would never do something like that.
Just maybe,
*It's time to learn how to swim.
You might be thinking, "you should hold your breath under water not breathe." I mean keep living and not give up even though sometimes you'll be alone.
