The sharks were the life guards.

"Sometimes, drowning feels safer than resurfacing only to face more pain."

In an ocean of sadness,
all I could do was drown.
a light meant to save me forsook me�"
just a mirage,
meant to deceive.

The depths felt cool,
calming,
peaceful,
welcoming.
it felt like home.
though I’d never known such a thing,
somehow, it did.

But as soon as I reached rock bottom�"
which felt euphoric�"
the sharks came.
the ones who swore they’d save me
only circled closer,
watching me sink.

I was choking
on something I couldn’t name.
was I angry?
was I just... tired?

The ocean felt it.

my clear mind turned stormy,
blurred.

Even when you find peace
without them,
they return�"
like tides
ready to carry you away
and swoop you off your feet.

is this it?
is my life just a loop
where happiness is a word
with no emotion behind it?
just noise?

where peace
is a bird in a cage.

I let go
of the home the ocean gave me�"
it’s all I could do.

because as weak as I am,
fighting back
would only give me
more bleeding scars
than I already have.

Author's Note

hope you love it I poured a little to much and I hope it was just enough