Ripples in the water 

Whitecaps build

Building 

Into waves, crash

Crashing 

Over head 

Into lungs 

Weight of the sea, gulp

Gulping 

Body tumbles

Tumbling 

What is up

What is down

What is true

What is false

What is

Can’t breath

Can’t see

Can’t move 

Can’t hear 

Paralyzed 

Down I sink

Sinking 

Drowning

A life ring

Fingers grasp

Grasping

Fumbling 

On the keys 

The melody

To the notes, clutch

Clutching

Listening 

Don’t stop playing

Don’t let go

Begin to hear

Begin to move

Begin to see

Begin to breath 

Stable

To the notes, hold

Holding 

Head above water

For air, gasp

Gasping 

Reprieve 

For now