Can one swim forever
In these thunderous waves?
Can one balance on a
Cloud, upside down and waiting?

Is the water rising or am I
Falling
Slowly?

Are these impacts making me heavier?
Each breath of no air
Sends me reeling in madness. Sitting in the darkness
Where I can’t see my company and I can’t feel their
Sympathy.

Do I have gills that will let me
Drown my lungs with salty
Sorrows? Gulping the world forever.
Standing on one foot, 5 years above
You. Beyond you.

Will I be a whale, beached and
At their every mercy?
Or will I float forever?