as the water creeps up it almost takes me over i move my legs just enough to keep me going forward i try to go fast enough not turning around to it it chases faster faster faster i swim swim swim it take my limbs one at a time until i turn around it wasn’t just in my mind i look the monster dead in the eyes it looks right at me, the more i run for my life the more it fights back i have to stay calm as i see it i have to understand that i can’t be it the monster only fights if i swim away i can’t lose myself to the fear today.