Black Water Poem by Sam Hughff

Black Water



I open my eyes,
all I see is darkness;
a black abyss that
swallows me whole.

I am falling, fast;
I reach out my hands
to grab onto something,
but only grasp the thin air.

Suddenly, I land in a body
of black water.
Choking, I frantically try to
swim to the top.
But I can't see;
the water is black.

My lungs start to burn with fire,
still I cannot surface.

Then, time itself slows;
I reach my arms out;
one last try.

Suspended in the black water,
my body gets heavy, head
pounding, lungs growing hotter.
I cry my last plead for mercy-

But it is lost,
in the watery depths of my grave,
I am lost forever;
no longer can I save.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Andrew Degen 20 December 2007

I love this poem Sam, comment on some of mine sometime, see what you think?

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