Treading Water

It started with a toe then I dived right in

Or rather I was pushed but from the outside it looked like I'd jumped

It was there I felt the pressure of who I'd become hit me like a wave

Suddenly I had water pouring down my lungs and clashing with bubbles of air like acid

Submerged and struggling I drowned, taking each wave straight on the chin

I was deaf, I was blind, I was present for nothing and held accountable for everything

My consciousness was drawn to one point of awareness

The two parts water, one part oxygen concoction curdling in my lungs keeping me alive

I was coughing up puddles for months, while left to clean up the rest of my personality

Heaving on dry land, I crawled to a cave and recovered in darkness

The pounding waves echoed around my head

- M.N ©