Immersed
Illustration by: Emma Galligani
Water stealing the air,
Like a precious jewel thief.
Empty and bereft,
I hear its mocking laugh.
I’m clutching, clasping; its grip drags me,
Down and down into the darkness.
Sinking, submerged,
I am forgotten and I am ruined.
I can’t hold on for much longer,
Life feverishly wasted in squander.