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this is today
September 6, 2017
you only drown if you can't swim
but not all of us can swim
or even any of us can
my lungs fill up too fast
too soon
and i begin the struggle
to swim
the last breath i take
is the first time i blink
and the weight of life
lays upon me
© Xiao H., Naperville, IL
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