with water all around you
your breath is heavy
and your heart it beats
most rapidly
as you look around you
for something to cling to
that you might ride out to shore
but all there is is the water
and the heavy air so precious
and the suns rays beating down
as you struggle hard
just to stay afloat
to stay above it all
all the demons working against you
wanting nothing more than to drag you down
through the many depths
of the cold and deep water

and then suddenly you see it
coming from somewhere way above you
the light within the light
the hope that defies all hope
and you feel it
within every single nerve and muscle
your arms they move in motion
and a strength suddenly
grabs ahold of your weary legs
and your head, once so full of panic
delves into a strange new sense of reason
and you stretch out your arms
and you kick your legs
and you weave through the many patterns
of the violent waves

and you swim so hard
and so wild and so fast
and the sun beats off your golden back
and you move faster and faster
with the crisp water beating upon your face
as you swim up and down
and in and out of the water
and suddenly you feel the sand
sift through your fingers and toes
and you realize you have reached the waters end
on the beach of a thousand possibilities
you lie on on your back
and you gaze into the sky
and you breathe a heavy sigh
in tune with the tides.