Drowning Into Sorrow

Storms rise
Swarming thunder
Tempest surprise
Torn asunder.

Tomorrow never comes
In this dramatic post traumatic state
Pounds of frowns and everything to do about downs
At a debilitating rate.

Every waking moment is a standstill
Every step pushes a body of water forward
Every movement bears the weight of planets
Every breath parts oceans to desert.

Swim as well as you may
Treading water only floats your dismay
Drop below the surface
Such a familiar place, a safe place, a sad place
Desperation.

Drowning into Sorrow
Slowly sinking beneath the surface
Drowning into Sorrow.

Question whether anything is ever seaworthy
Without it you capsize purpose
Without it you drown
Enormous waves crash all around.

Smiles from inside submerged caves
Defy air, you won't need it down there
Hidden away from view
Thin lips split in seminal behaviors.

Not a single life meant living
Not a pleasant place to comb your worth
Not another disabled ship left in tow
Not a damn day goes by without drowning into sorrow.

Failure wastes no time
Out in the open vast blue repeat
Pain is inexhaustible
Stretches for leagues upon leagues of deceit
Sorrow.