Floating.
I float own the memories of last intentions. I drift and drift and then drift some more into the muzzy waters. Filthy, yet somehow clean. Obnoxious, yet pure. Everything and still, nothing. How did I get here? I wonder, but it must not be.
I cannot seem to reach the answers that I wish I'd find, they're hidden behind a thick layer of hope and desire and earth. Where?
Nowhere.
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I float. Or at least, I think I do. It's a very strange feeling, one that I've never experienced before and, with a little luck, won't ever experience again. It's painful to feel the water coming in waves over my body. I'll sink, if I'm not careful. I might even drown, but who would notice.
I wouldn't be the first. I can feel the bodies of the dead just lying beneath me, deep down, in the water. They once floated too, but they got careless and drowned. Or maybe they wanted it, who knows?
I try to look around for a branch or a stick or a bit of ground that I could maybe grab and hold on to, tightly. Maybe I could save myself. But there is nothing in sight, only water. And I can't move too much because the water might drown me. So, I lie still. I float. I do not swim, I do not drown.
Perhaps I'll find something to hold on to. I hope it's soon,. I haven't eaten in three days. I have a soaked through Mark bar in my back pocket, but I don't dare reach for it.
For fear of drowning.
This #freewrite is haunting and terrifying. The feeling of floating endlessly in water, consumed by the perpetual fear of drowning would be too much to handle. Thank you for sharing and keep on writing!
Also, please check out my post detailing a day in Venice, Italy during my backpacking trip in the Summer of 2014 =)
Thank you :)
I liked your post, also. (I left a more detailed comment there).
You're floating in the ocean of knowledge.
In any direction you go - it has no ledge.
Reading this message inspires you,
You are the one with the golden attitude!
It was a nice read! Keep on writing and echanting your world! Together we are one, we are strong!
Yes, you are the only one who can decide what to do. Your attitude changes your life. Perhaps it is an ocean of knowledge, yes, and maybe moving would only enlighten the character. I love this comment. Thank you.
If it wasn't for your post, that comment wouldn't exist.
We're all connected. Much deeper than deep.
Thanks for the answer! Keep on doing your thing!
Maybe you're right. Thank you :)
Breathe.
Thank you, that's exactly what I need to do. :)
Wow, interesting movements you made with this piece. It leaves me wondering if you're going to try and swim out of it, try and wait it out and hope you come across something to grab on to, or fail and sink...hopefully you'll swim out of it! That soggy Mark bar doesn't seem like it will keep you going for long ;) Thanks for writing and sharing!
Thank you. I didn't write it like that on purpose (it just sort of came out) but, looking back, I realize most of us are facing the same choice - swim, wait it out or drown. Choice is yours.
That's the super cool thing about the free write. We have this idea of what we want to write, but since we only have five minutes our instincts kick in and then sometimes kick out something completely different.
Wow... This is very powerful and very metaphorical piece. Do we float in our lives or do we swim, are we afraid to drown? This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us 💚
I think we're all afraid to drown, it's just a question of how much. Do we allow that fear to overwhelm us and control our lives?
Thank you :D I'm glad you liked it.
I enjoyed reading this piece.
I kind of felt like maybe this was written from the perspective of a tree branch - but then theres the whole food in the back pocket. Still, very calming yet tiring at the same time.
It could've been, yes. but you're right, the Mars bar thing is confusing...I find that I'm just as surprised at what comes out in these freewrites - I just go with the flow of my thoughts. That being said, it didn't feel particularly human when I wrote it, so...w.ho knows.
Thank you :)
sometimes, floating is a good thing - allow the current to take us somewhere. And sometimes, it is better to swim and to go for it...
Definitely true, I think one of our biggest mistakes, as humans, is that we often mistake one situation for the other ;)