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Created on: April 16, 2008
Sitting in the ocean,
Waiting to be carried away,
By the current of life,
Wear I find myself drowning in its depths,
I cannot swim to the top,
I can't get out,
In this ocean full of blue salt,
To burn my wounds,
Its so hard to stay afloat when all you do is sink,
Life is full of ups and downs,
You either float up top,
Or your left sinking to the bottom.
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