Swim Away into Oblivion

My never ending lament
To escape this jail cell
A heavy chain hangs about my neck
Dragging me down to the depths of the dark sea
Pressure against my lungs, collapse
Sinking
Sinking
Struggle, panic, I want out
To cut the chains
I must breathe
But I can’t!
I can’t!
Sucking in dirty water
Choking, drowning
Gasp, sputter
I claw my way up
Only to sink again
Chain cutting into flesh
Pulling me from the light, into darkness
Frantic scream
I want to break through the surface
I claw, again
Body slow and sluggish
Clear, cold water weighs a thousand pounds
The ocean, vast and fathomless, terrifying
I push, fighting against the chain
Skin red and flayed against sharp metal
I gain speed, lungs ready to burst
I explode from the water
Arms up
The splash glistens in the moonlight
Beautiful
I gasp at the sky and
I reach up again, I pull myself free
It’s so hard, muscles shaking, but I’m doing it
Escape from the sucking black water
I climb into the sky
Arms together, then apart, pushing aside ether
Swimming
Higher and higher
Senses reeling, lighter than air
Swimming away, up
Arms outstretched
I can reach the moon
I can swim past glowing orbs
The sparkle of glitter
Toward freedom
I don’t want to sink back down
I don’t want cold water to close over my head
I want to breathe air
Cool and clear
To feast on stardust
I want to live this way
Free, open
Don’t draw me back down
Don’t attach the chains
Don’t drag me under
Don’t suffocate
Don’t force the routine
Please
Please
My revolving thoughts
Meditation
Swim away into oblivion
Escape the mortal coil
The sucking black sea
Climb into the sky
Breathe the cool clean air
Toward freedom

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