Treading for my life-In an ocean so deep-Endurance threatens to abandon-Above the surface I struggle to keep

Hope, as a dolphin-Nudges at my feet-Helping me to remain-While in my heart panic is replete

I can see them yet-My memories as sharks-Time unable to erase-Their bites are indelible marks

In the distance I see-A rock that offers rest-My hope steers me toward it-I clutch desperately as the rising swell contests

It's slippery, I find-My stability unsure-As time passes, though-I'm confident a home I'll procure

I've waited so long-Been broken time and again-Could this be the one?-Forever here I could remain

In the blink of an eye I choke-As the water commandeers my air

Where is my rock?-I begin to sink into the jaws of that shark despair

Treading for my life-Always from me life's taking-Endurance all but lost-In an ocean of my own making

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