I’ve a heart bleeding
Desperately needing
Salvation
From a chaotic
And stressful
Situation
Terrified and
Knowing I’m about
To lose the best
Thing I’ve
Ever found
All because I’ve
run aground
And sinking fast
Trapped
In murky waters

Life has
Turned into
A violent undertow
I’m been
Trying
To fight it
To hold on
To my treasure
Before it’s gone
But the weight
Is pulling me down
Like an anchor
Chained to a
Floundering ship

But I love you
I won’t take you
With me
So I set you free
Before you’re lost
In these
Tumultuous waters
And dragged out
To sea
Painfully
Needlessly
Involuntarily

You see
the rules
may say
That the captain
will have to go
Down
with the ship …

But she doesn’t
have
… to take …
… her crew
… Down …
… with her …

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