Floating Free
Let the rivers of rain fall down upon me
Wash me of my guilt, free me of my pain
I want the flood to happen now
So these chains will rust and break
I want that feeling of being sunk
Of floating in the deepest sea
Let the flood wash over me
And let me float away
I'm feeling lightheaded now
I shouldn't have taken such a deep breath
Because now I'm having second thoughts
What was supposed to be painless, is not
The agony, it tears at me
I push up towards the surface
The world is turning black
The light of life is fading away
Faster I swim, trying to beat the end
But my strength and will begin to leave
My mouth opens and the water fills
Choking and gagging I continue to struggle
Until finally I am free
And my lifeless form floats upwards
Breaking through the surface
Reaching the light of life so they may bury me
This poem was written by Joshua Pilger on Jul 13, 2007.
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A poem about a painless suicide gone wrong. In the end the only thing there is to worry about is life.