Rising Deeper
Remember when we used to play
Splashing through puddles
In the rain
Laughing loudly
Remember the plastic pool
thoughts of pirates
Toys floating
Like the armada
Remember the public pool
Where we swam like Gods
Oblivious to the chaos of the world
Caught up in Marco-Pollo
Remember the good times we shared
As children
Joyous and wonderful
I do
They are all I have
As I sit here
Water pooling around my legs
As I sink deeper
Into the turmoil of realization
All the greatest moments
Are behind me
Nothing to look forward to
Except the rising waters
And the cool caress of nothingness
As the water level
Rises
Still