It’s a wonder
We can survive
At all
When the weight
Of the angry sea
Pushes
Down
Down

Grasping your ankles
Pulling
Down
Down

Kick
Sputter
Reach the surface
Gasp for breath
Only to be pulled
Into the darkness
Again
Again
Again
It’s exhausting

That’s when
I need you most
Reach for me
Throw the buoy
And say
It will be okay

©2014 Jill Baker