Sink Or Swim Poem by Frank Valenti

Feeling like I'm drowning under water
From all the disarray in my life
Taking everything I have to get up in the morning
Only a slight hope that today will be better than the rest
For I have almost given up on a happy ending
Nothing I do seems to change for the good
And even though I feel drained of any faith
I keep pushing through the brush
In hopes of finding a clear meadow
Is it too much to ask for a little cheer
But still I strive forward with melancholy outlook
Planning for the worst and expecting the best
I will not sink on this day or the next
I will swim towards my paradise
For I am strong willed and bullheaded
It is not enough just to be said
So I will move on and not lower my head