Desperate.

 
Desperately, she held her breath.
Dove into the deep end.
Determined to prove to herself,
Her worth and never give up.
She steadied her mind, as she
Protected her heart.

She swam through the deepest,
Darkest waters.
The sea foam playfully tussling her hair.

Only when she was sure, her
Lungs were bound to burst did
She briefly swim up to the top.
Gasping for air.

Waves tried to knock her down.
She tumbled beneath them over, and over.
She didn't let it phase her though.
She had been through much worse.

She regained her balance,
Her feet firmly planted in place
On the sandy sea bed.

She pushed herself back up again,
Through the ocean's surface.
Like a mermaid, who lives her
Under water life with purpose.
No longer is she anchored, to the
Depths of despair.

Desperate and determined,
To be happy.
Under water she dove once more.
Taking in the wonders, of the mysterious
World below.

Schools of fish, darted all over the place.
The smooth hand of kelp, brushed against her legs.

The traffic of sea life busily swam by,
The various colonies of coral, a beautiful
Under water city.

To think of the destructive,
Cruel hands of mankind made
Her shed a silent tear out of pure
Pity.

A pod of playful dolphins,
Gently nudged at her feet.
She swam to the surface once more,
Free, calm and at peace.

On the ocean's face,
There she lay.
All of her troubles and pent up sadness,
With the tide floated and drifted away.

The sun comfortingly kissed her skin,
Awakening her spirit deep within.
Joy for life fills her.
She has been born again.

- Alexandra Pierotti.