You are never supposed to hold out your hand

To someone who is drowning

Because they will pull you down with them

 

When death is staring you in the face

You will take hold of anything you can

Just to stay afloat

And it does not matter

If you hold it beneath the water

As long as you can breathe

 

I thought I could save you

Not realizing

You already knew how to swim

And just wanted someone

To hold beneath the waves