And so am I.
My world seems to be falling apart.
Trying to hold everything together by the seams.
But seeing it slowing being pulled apart.
The threads are breaking, the waters rising.
I’m exhausted.
I keep swimming against the tide.
Scared if I get out of this, what will I find?
Stuck in a situation I want no part of.
I just want to stop and breathe.
To catch my breath.
Each time I try I end up with a mouth full of water.
I’m left gasping for air.
I keep swimming. I need to make it to my kids.
I need to survive. To live.
I need to show them it can be done.
But at what cost?
There’s so much at stake here.
I’m at my breaking point.
There’s no stopping now.
Not when I can see the shoreline.
Not when I can see my kids, playing and splashing.
I’ll keep pushing and pushing.
I’ll get to where I need to be.
I’ll become who I needed when I was a kid.
I’ll become the person my kids believe I am.
The tide is changing.
And so am I.
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