And I find it again:
The only thing that helps
Like the difference between drowning
In fresh
Or salt water.
Same result,
But one is easier to swallow
on the way Down
It stings less in the eyes
Of those around you
Being hit in the face
With your wild, desperate
Thrashing. Searching
For One Last Truth
at the bottom
of an ancient
sea
—
Danielle de Corcho teaches English as a Second Language and writes poetry and creative nonfiction. Her poems have appeared in HEArt Journal Online, Scintilla Magazine, and the Submittable Blog. She lives just outside of New Orleans with her family.
Photo by Ivana Cajina on Unsplash
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Jason. I just began sharing my poems publicly this past year (after years of only sharing with a good friend or two), so your encouraging words are greatly appreciated 🙂 Take care!
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