off the deep end or back up again

off the deep end or back up again

i slipped

and fell

 

 

down.

again

 

i slipped

and fell

 

 

down.

off the 

 

 

                        deep end.                                 floating in a dark haze.

 

s

 i

  n

    k

      i

       n

         g.

 

waiting…

waiting… 

 

thinking.

when would the fog lift?

when would it be clear again?

how did i get here?

where am i going?

 

ssppiinnnniinngg

 

 

down.

 

echoinginging

when would the fog lift?

when would it be clear again?

how did i get here?

where am i going?

 

easy. familiar. absent. complacent.

 

no.

this isn’t it.

STOP the cycle.

 

up.

i swam

 

up.

i got back 

 

present. ready. fighting.

 

STANDING.

i trip

            ped.

 

                                                                        where am i now?

up?

do i go

do i fall

 

 

down?

 

easy. familiar. absent. complacent.

or

present. ready. fighting.