A Boat in The Ocean

Poetic Enigma on Sep 11, 2010

This poem was inspired by a story I heard, mixed with some of my own depression. However it is not a true story that happened in my life.

I walk out to the middle of the ocean,
Let the water weigh me down
I take a deep breath, and slowly exhale
Preparing to let myself drown

Instead, I just float
As the water’s tides crash
Wondering if I stopped myself for a reason,
Or just got scared

So, I swim out even further
Hoping to get too tired to swim back to shore
No one is guarding the waters to rescue me
If I were to swim out even more

But someone must have been watching,
I see a flashing light
A boat out in the ocean,
Saved my life

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Comments (5)

Christine Ramsay on Sep 11, 2010
That is a sad situation for anyone to be in. A very well written piece.

Christine
Eldridge on Sep 11, 2010
Reminds me of Normandy for some reason, a carbon copy of Lowell\’s The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket
Melody SJAL on Sep 11, 2010
A sad situation to be in indeed…very nicely written.
Shamyl on Sep 11, 2010
Gosh you are a good swimmer and lucky too. I can’t even imagine the scenario you presented. Inspiring!
STEVE666 on Sep 14, 2010
Another great write, PE.

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