DROWN

The water filled my ears and eyes

Its coolness and weight satisfying

The burden above was onerous enough

And so I chose the dark waters below which offered me a promise and some hope

 My eyes were kept willfully shut as I absorbed the pensive mirth of it all

My spirit stayed calm like a sleeping child obeying the command of the great blue hall

The weight over me was onerous enough

But the ground below was peaceful, so I chose to be breathless than be spurned to dust…