Drowning

The water fascinated me

I wanted to jump into it

Soon I brought myself to move away from it.

As I tried moving away & away

A large pool of water engulfed me

It got difficult to breathe

I swayed my hands & legs

It couldn’t seem to move.

As I fell deeper & deeper

I could feel the water getting into my lungs

It was pure darkness around me

I felt myself – drowning & drowning.

I tried opening my eyes for one last futile attempt

I saw a ray of hope through my fogged eyes

There were hands reaching out to me

Together, they pulled me out of the water.

I slowly saw light in my life again

I thought it was my end

But loved ones saved me from drowning

They made sure to keep me away from the water.

That’s when I realized

People are there for me

Even if the water is too deep.

P.S: This is my first attempt in a poem, so please excuse the mistakes. I hope you all understood the ‘deep’ stuff from the poem instead of just water.

This is a drawing I did almost 2 years back when I first bought a watercolour pen brush. Reference: Pinterest.