reaching up
my hands for the sky.
the ship slowly submerges
gallons of water
pour through my mouth
holding
my breath.
minutes and hours pass
through the rushing
fury
blinded by the salt
bleeding fingernails
burning eyes.
thrusting
my arms against the current
darkness subsides
in my eyes
i see it all.
on top of the world
screaming at the top of my lungs
sharing
with the world
i’m reaching up