Pushing my way down into the deep

The underwater world around me seems silent, asleep

Corals, pure beauty, beckon me ahead

Light glimmers down from far above my head

Fish swim on past like I’m not even there

They surround me with color and appear unaware

Life is bursting from wherever I look

From the open sea around me to the hidden little nooks

I return up to the surface, where the world looks dull and bare

The only reason being my lungs begging me for air

After several gulps, I dive below once more.

Returning again to the lively ocean floor

I long to live among the ones who dwell beneath the sea

To swim all day long

And just belong

To feel completely free.