Sea of Tears

She’s been treading water all these years,

Choking drowning.

Once, the inky blackness was blue.

Once, the cresting waves sat placidly.

The sun used to warm her waters,

But now, dark and cool.

The water presses against her.

No longer helping her to shore.

Opening her mouth she loudly cries.

A throat once strong from singing,

Dies from exhaustion.

She felt the sorrow leak into her lungs.

Terror struck she desperately tries.

But her legs are growing weak.

The water closed over the crown of her head,

The darkness reveals nothing.

Her hands grab for something that’s not there.

She sinks because she’s dead weight.

She sees nothing.

Not even a glint of sun.

Not even a flit of a fish.

Not even her own slow arms

Or floating hair.

The darkness holds her,

She’s no longer drowning.

She’s no longer there.