Out in the middle of the sea <br />floating amidst the waves of hopelessness <br />Like a small object floating through the barrenness of space <br />until eternity has eaten my very self <br />I feel the emptiness <br /> <br />Not knowing whether it will be long now <br />if the inevitability of me has proved complete <br />Anxious at the thought of fulfillment <br />wondering how and when <br />it will end <br /> <br />Losing all my strength <br />as the waves pound my beaten body <br />Water pouring over me <br />as if to smother my cries for salvage <br />when there is none <br /> <br />I gasp, cough the brackish liquid <br />stinging my swollen eyes <br />Up, down, turning end for end <br />but feeling a sense of calm <br />a sense of peace, a sense of relief <br /> <br />Then I realize it's only in my head <br />I take a breath <br />In, out, in, out, in, out <br />opening my eyes and seeing plainly <br />my future, my only hope <br />my last breath...<br /><br />Gary Scott Gebert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-last-breath/
