I stare down into your eyes
But clutch at this hard surface
To keep from falling in
Knowing if I do fall
I’ll never climb out
Like a sailor clutching
A life preserver
After his ship has sunk,
You are the ocean
That surrounds me,
Overwhelms me,
In ways I can’t help
But drown,
I stare down into your eyes
And know I can’t swim
Far enough to get back
To a surface where
I can stand on my own,
So I clutch this hard surface
Slipping anyway,
Growing moist
And less certain
About anything
Except I know
I will drown
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