Down
automatic phlegmatic
from the fight
fighting for truth
too many lies
quicksand
passing my knees
sucking me in
the lies grab at me
pulling me down
the more i fight
the more i fall
the more i struggle
the more i sink
and i think about giving in
my tears fall to the quicksand
and it grows stronger
my tears fertilize the lies
and i sink faster
up to my sternum
hope escapes me
i accept my fate
to live in the lies
to breathe the lies
to drink the lies
i close my eyes
for darkness to take me
i see
on my eyelids my loved ones
my children yet to be
living in the lies
their lives destroyed
their lives drowned
in the quicksand
their lives lost
with the quicksand up to my chin
i cry harder
and the quick sand stops
i cry out
i scream
hope returns
i fight
i struggle
i reach out
and a hand clasps mine
i'm pulled free
to fight on
and i look around
to see others
others sinking
others fighting
others already sunk in the quicksand
others on the verge of giving up
- Bob Przybyla
Unknown " gorgeous" - 15 years, 8 months, 26 days ago