Drowning

MoanašŸ
Aug 31, 2018 Ā· 1 min read

Drowning drowning drowning

A state of being

I’m forced to reside in

Drowning drowning drowning

I’m buried deep in

Responsibility and hardship


The weight of the family’s burden is held by me and only me

While the others look away as I struggle to stand up right

With a 50kg weight wrapped around my neck and shoulders


Drowning drowning drowning

I’m finding it hard to breathe

People look on and ignore me

As I’m fading into the sea

The current sweeps over me

As I contemplate the sweetness of giving up my last breath

As fighting and struggling seems harsher then death


Questions of self pity assault my mind

ā€˜why me?’ ā€˜why am I the only one who has to suffer?’ 'suffer with this pain'

However the complaints fall on deaf ears

As I am chained by my sole ā€˜responsibility’

MoanašŸ
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