Drowning
Drowning. Hardly breathing.
Gasp for breath, am wheezing.
Life is heavy on chest.
Need learn to swim, to rest
On back, floating, drifting.
Waves they splash, face lifting.
Coughing, sputter, flailing
About troubles, wailing.
Think… to sink, be swallowed,
Engulfed in peace, wallowed.
Mustn’t quit, keep afloat.
Looking for that life boat.
Drowning, ocean of tears,
Cried silent over years.
– – June Nash
June Nash 
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