Ever felt as if you were slipping
Falling into the ocean
Grasping for life preservers
Ropes
Air

Ever believed you found that hand
The one to hold you
To keep your head above water
Only to find with time
Even the strongest hands
Let go

Ever fear the loneliness
That floods your lungs
Your bloodstream
Your heart
Whether you're the survivor
Or the one
Who is drowning

Ever succumb to the choking water
Let it take hold of what you are
Control who you've become
Lose the fight
Conform
Sink

Ever think to yourself
“This is how I die”
And in a twisted turn of events
It is