Collapsing spires and crumbling buildings
Both ancient and new deterioration
Ice cracks under your feet,
Melting the platform that holds your footing
Breaking down faster than you have time to react
You plummet down a waterfall
Time slows around you
And your eye catches the fiery sunset
But there's nothing to catch you,
From plummeting into the icy waters beneath you
The tense knot in your chest twists
As you're surrounded by dark waters
Alone with your thoughts
Stark goosebumps run over your skin
The knot in your chest seems to expand,
Then compress
Each beat of your heart like a metronome
The anxiety running its course written on sheet music
Part of you just wants to let yourself sink down
Become one with the depths and frigid waters
But another part of you,
Perhaps a part that still believes in hope
Wants to fight to reach the surface
Fight for life and freedom
Two sides at war
You seem to be at a standstill
Not even the current fights you,
This decision is yours to make
Amongst the indecision surrounding you
You know the answer you want
You want to live
The knot in your chest seems to lessen
Your muscles begin to move,
But so does the current
Fight the waters to live another day
Or be dragged under and forgotten
