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floating on my back
when I’m not
flailing and
floundering
panicking and drowning
I float
on my back
gazing
helplessly
at heaven
with no
earthly bearing
why am I here
what has toppled
my world
into the waters
of chaos
it is the lethe
the styx
the waters of death
no longer
together
riding the waves
as one
exhilaration
trust
adventure
daring
never alone
but one with
each and the ocean
of life
waiting now for rescue
© Neil Thompson 2022