I can’t swim I’m drowning The sun shines Through the water Hitting my skin But I don’t feel warm I can’t breathe I’m immobile The …
Over and Over Again by Addy Strickland
There is a difference between people who swim with sharks and people who get thrown overboard because choosing to take risks isn’t the same as …
She’s Hurricanes by Marisa Yow
There are some days That I just can’t seem to get myself out of bed That my heart feels so heavy it makes my head …
On Becoming by Carol Brown
Let me tell you a story about birth: A girl came home one day after school and the walls bent around her, wrapped her all …
Drowning by Harnidh Kaur
Hold me down in water, just six inches is enough to drag me away, and two feet would wash away my car, but you knew …
Water Is Weight by Chance Walsh
The guilt is on the rocks, I’m washing up to shore, so sure the impact will crush my bones and I’ll be asleep once more. …
Anchor by Lori Werner
The first time I found him I was sixteen. He was crumpled under his bike like an unpaid bar tab. He smelled like cigarettes and …