New poem

I float in the water

By Carla Riley


I float in the water,
And you drag me under.
I try to reach the bottom,
To stabilise myself,
But it, and I
Are in too deep.
If I let you go,
I can swim to safety.
If I keep holding on to you
We may both reach the side,
Or sink.
I cannot decide,
Which is what I want, or need to do.
Each moment in the water
Is different,
Guilt, sadness, anger, loss and loneliness,
Of what could have been,
Or, the more frightening,
What might still be?

(c) 2008