“He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.”
-Robert Jordan

He glides through the icy waters,
she drifts through the bitter halls.

He, a silent beast with a purpose when heard,
she, an unknown presence amongst her peers.

He breaches for air to escape the underworld,
she forces another swig to flee reality.

He minds his manners and allows the krill another day,
she converses with her mental, no one is worth her truth.

He ventures the dark depths of the sea,
she looks inside herself only to discover the same.

He a gentle giant lingering for a purpose,
she a hopeful wonder waiting for a chance.

He a powerful being attracts attention across the world,
she a mousy nothing captures the heart of the boy across the room.

He waits for the day of absolution where he is no more,
she longs for her final day within the walls of this solitude.