Why of all days do I find myself drowning?

It wasn’t like I was in a pool trying to prevent overheating.

I wasn’t at an ocean, creak, or lake sightseeing.

It actually started with me and my two boys who hate bathing.

Yes, two boys who I forgot to account for their strength when blinded by hatred.

As I lay here under water, accidentally inhaling this bath water

I peer up into the face of my two huskies who have the audacity to stare back, bewildered as me.

Trying to shake the dizzy feeling from from my brain and the aching from my body.

I finally work up the arm strength to grab the ledge

Then slowly pull my top body upward to get out of this mess.

Once out, I take a deep breath of the air I never appreciated

And though my ears sound underwater I can still here their faint whimpering.

I glance over at these two troublesome boys and I ask them

“Why is it always trouble when you two are involved?”

No reply of course but i had to ask

Afterall, who better to question than the two dogs who almost drowned their owner.

I felt my clothes heavy and uncomfortable against my body

And I peaked over the tub at the water pooling on the tile floor.

Thats what you get sometimes with my dogs.

Peering into th guilty faces I decided, It could be worse,

Huffing at the mess and trying to calm the chaos all around me.

By the end of the day I will need Tylenol and melatonin to soothe me.

I wait a moment getting control of my body

And pull myself rest out of the water then step out of the tub.

If the floor wasn’t wet, I can now confidently it’s been flooded.

My clothes so heavy all I need is a gentle breeze to topple me over.

I trudge out of the bathroom hearing my dogs tapping claws following.

I Head straight to the kitchen to drink something for my earlier scare.

I reach the cabinet that I’ve called ‘don’t ask about it’

And I peer back at my dogs and feed them before I get back to it.

I will do the bathing another day because death almost took me.

After they get their meal I sit down at my stool with my potent drink.

And I sat their for a long time, just thinking.