I remember a vast dark ocean, <br />Sometimes calm, sometimes stormy. <br />Me swimming for my life, <br />To stay on the surface, <br />Stop myself from drowning. <br /> <br />I remember how, now and then, <br />I just needed someone <br />To take my hand, <br />For a moment to hold me up, <br />Let me regain my strength, <br />Feel their warmth run through me <br />To relieve the chill. <br /> <br />I remember people sailing past. <br />They would smile and wave <br />But none reached out to me. <br />Did they think I would pull them in <br />To drown with me? <br />Or did they think me a pirate <br />Waiting to storm aboard and <br />Steal their boat? <br /> <br />I completed my journey. <br />I survived and thrived. <br />But I still remember the times <br />When I needed a little help. <br />I still remember <br />That there was not one <br />Who was brave enough <br /> - Just to hold my hand.<br /><br />Susan Ash<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-remember-32/
