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Drowning

June 5, 2023
By ggoodreau26 BRONZE, East Kingston, New Hampshire
ggoodreau26 BRONZE, East Kingston, New Hampshire
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Drowning can be literal or metaphorical 

I don’t know which one is the worst

It could be drowning in a sea of people 

Caught in your own mind

Looking for a way out but feeling like you have

An anchor on your ankles 

Pulling you deeper 

And deeper

Until you have to stop fighting 

And you’re just there

Waiting to be saved by someone else 

Or simply wishing it will end


The author's comments:

I wrote this at the beginning of the school year in English class for our poetry unit. This was one of my favorites. 


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