When the flood came,
I forgot how to swim.
Did I ever learn?
Will I ever learn?
Sometimes the waves
are gentle, the water cool,
but I can feel the sand
slipping beneath my feet,
and when I open my eyes
underwater, it doesn’t hurt
to look at the sun.
(Yet the salt still stings.)
Drowning has a way
of making you feel
light and heavy
at the same time.
When the flood came,
I forgot how to swim.
Did I ever learn?
Will I ever learn?
Trust me, I want to tell you everything. I want to pour out my heart to you and tell you how I’m really doing. I just don’t know quite how.
