Drowning

I was drowning 
The water filled my mouth 
Leaving a taste 
So bitter and sharp 
It stayed forever 

My eyes were dull 
And I felt a pain in my throat 
I wanted to give up
For the waters to take me 
To another place
Another time 

What did you see in me 
In that moment 
When I needed someone 
What did you see 
In my eyes 

What I see in yours 
The same in mine 
As deep inside 
We're still the same 
And your eyes 
Still match
The color of your 
Soul

 

meandpaul

MN

15 years old

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    [This is a reposted edited version of a previous poem of mine.]

     

    when all we have is spent–

    what will we have left?



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    of what once happened here

    i walked down the street 
    a block or so down 

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    I believe in god even though I may know he doesn’t exist

    I know the mountains were not formed by him

    Instead it is the science in the world

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