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“Shallow Waters”

Feb 8, 2022 · by Editor

The shallow waters tip me over Make me sway and bend and fall I try to reach out but they pull me down I think they will guide me But shallow waters only run so deep I lay in shallow waters far too long Then I wrote a poem — how cliché The waters held me prisoner Because I wouldn’t stand up I let them guide me Because I thought it would be enough I thought it would be enough But shallow waters can drown you: Stay in the water And let go No use holding on You are not […]

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