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The tide rushes in and pulls me under.
My chest is tight,
And I can't breathe.

Above me,
Is your smiling face
On your new yacht

I pulled the anchor up too early
And now I suffer to repay the damages.
How long is my sentence?

What time is it?
When will the tide be low?

For now I wait,
Gasping for air,
Just hoping that a storm doesn't roll in,
And keep me under.

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Happy Reading!
Lea

Nice poem. I interpret this as the loss of a relationship which is regretted by the narrator. It also seems to be a prayer of hope in the presence of fear.

You interpreted it correctly. I wrote it before the end of my relationship, not knowing why I felt the way I did. Everything was just becoming too much. It's the moment in a relationship when you realize it's become toxic.

Thank you for your kind words!

The fact that this poem is basically about drowning in the tides of struggles and emotions reminds me of a Jack and Jack song called Tides. It's about how you need to fight to stay above the tides no matter how hard they drag you down.