Drowning

Air leaving, me blood pounding
To me ears, I struggle upward.
The surface so close, so near;
Taunting my constitution,
Demanding I give more,
Give more to live,
Give more to love,
Give more to feel belonging too.
Demanding more than I can give,
Demanding I give more to breath.

         -Anna   6/17/01
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