Drowning

It was never subtle

In others it only ever seemed like ripples

That never really caused much damage

For me

It came in tidal waves

Waves of anger, that rushed through me

Waves of sadness, that washed over me

Swells of emotion, that I had no control over

That I had no forewarning of

They'd threaten to drown me

& destroy everything else in its wake

My mentality gave me the bends

Living in a constant undertow

But no one seemed to take much notice

To this tsunami i'd become

As i'd rise & fall with my own tide

All the while watching everyone else stay perfectly afloat

I was barely keeping my head above water

& the shore seemed further & further