Bubbles rise to the surface,<\/p>\n
as my lungs deplete of oxygen,<\/p>\n
not knowing exactly where to begin,<\/p>\n
I start my task,<\/p>\n
with one swig of my flask,<\/p>\n
as it starts like a flash,<\/p>\n
not caring about the lash that may be,<\/p>\n
but simply waiting to see,<\/p>\n
just what may be.<\/p>\n
Flailing my arms,<\/p>\n
trying to swim in a world,<\/p>\n
a world unlike another,<\/p>\n
a world I have seen destroy many other,<\/p>\n
drowning them in this sea I despise,<\/p>\n
this sea flowing only of lies,<\/p>\n
our world needs to relies where we float.<\/p>\n
These crashing currents,<\/p>\n
are sinking this boat.<\/p>\n
In a hopeless attempt,<\/p>\n
I grasp for air,<\/p>\n
ignoring my despair.<\/p>\n
At the top we thought we stood,<\/p>\n
but we were all so misunderstood,<\/p>\n
preparing our Atlantis for evacuation,<\/p>\n
this world is no vacation,<\/p>\n
but a coffin we have built,<\/p>\n
with our own filth in a putrid instance,<\/p>\n
this place we loved so dearly,<\/p>\n
a world you no longer can see clearly,<\/p>\n
but unknowingly,<\/p>\n
I continue to stay afloat,<\/p>\n
watching this world<\/p>\n
burn in front of me,<\/p>\n
while I see it continue to drown.<\/p>\n
But this is our Atlantis,<\/p>\n
that we continue to sink,<\/p>\n
not caring to think what will happen,<\/p>\n
when will the chaos begin.<\/p>\n
Now it’s time<\/p>\n
to top up my flask of gin,<\/p>\n
but remember children,<\/p>\n
you will never know,<\/p>\n
when this show will begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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