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Life
I opened my eyes to find myself drowning in the sea.
With waves as tall as mountains,
And each one of them crashing down upon me.
I would get pulled down, and not know which way was up,
Yet right when my lungs were empty,
And I was out of air,
I would find myself back on the surface.
I saw a piece of land in the distance.
And tried my hardest to reach it.
Each few strokes a wave would crush me.
Each time feeling like a different bone was broken.
And after what felt like years, I reached the land.
When I stepped upon the land, the world went dark.
I could no longer see.
Yet I refused to give up.
I walked around,
Falling to the ground after every few steps.
And each time I fell, I landed on something sharp.
It was as if the land was covered in jagged glass.
I kept getting up.
Each time feeling the blood pouring from my body.
I kept wondering to myself when the light would come,
I knew I couldn’t make it much farther.
And after what felt like years, the light was turned on.
It was not the light I had hoped for.
It was the light which comes from fire.
The land burst into flames.
The heat was unbearable.
The smoke penetrated my lungs,
And I could feel them start to burn.
I stumbled around choking,
Until I came upon a hole engulfed in flame.
I threw myself down into it.
And after what seemed like a lifetime, it was finally over.
~Dave
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