Floating in the empty
My eyes open unexpectedly
Timid and nervous strangers see my body
In the water beyond the sand
Illuminated by hate
There's so little time for peace
I wish I was carrying more than just me
Something to prove my lungs don't expel
Evil
It's cold for all of us
Tomorrow shouldn't be such a question
But trauma makes hearing and thinking
Impossible
Until everyone exhales again
