DROWNING IN THIS LIFE

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    Inspired by a painting by Jim Embry.

    DROWNING IN THIS LIFE

    I'm drowning in this life
    I live;
    Giving of myself,
    Until there's;
    Nothing else,
    to give.

    I'm overpowered by;
    my struggles,
    And my destiny.

    I'm longing for a break;
    From reality.

    Yet each challenge;
    Continues to flow.

    Until there is no where;
    Left to go.

    Below the surface;
    I begin to sink.

    Intoxicated on this elixir;
    Of life,
    I drink.

    I struggle for a branch;
    I can cling to.

    I search for a light;
    That will guide,
    Me through.

    When once again;
    The surface,
    I break.

    I gasp for each;
    Lifesaving breath,
    I take.

    Still life challenges me;
    Showing no mercy,
    It continues to flow.
    Threatening to never;
    Let me go.

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    ajz1966 commented on DROWNING IN THIS LIFE

    05-07-2011

    Great poem. It should touch an emotion in any adult who is caught in the rat race having to run where it pushes us. Thank goodness there are moments that we can stop and watch a sunrise and forget about the heavier aspects of life just for a moment.
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