Some days I feel I'm drowning <br />sinking way down low. <br />Some days I feel like giving up <br />and think I'd like to go. <br /> <br />But, looking up above me <br />I see a gleaming light. <br />I swim and kick and struggle <br />and push with all my might. <br /> <br />As I break upon the surface <br />I gasp and gulp for air. <br />I look all around me <br />and can't believe what's there. <br /> <br />Floating on the ocean <br />as far as I can see <br />lots of coloured lifejackets <br />waiting just for me. <br /> <br />As soon as I get near one <br />they wrap themselves around <br />and pull my weary body <br />to some safer ground. <br /> <br />'Where do they come from? ' <br />I think I hear you say. <br />Well, they come from the people <br />I talk to every day. <br /> <br />People who understand <br />this journey we are on. <br />Whether it is short <br />whether it is long. <br /> <br />So, thank you my friends <br />that's all I'd like to say. <br />And, I hope I'll be a lifejacket for you someday!<br /><br />Elaine Macfarlane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lifejackets/
