Let go! I scream in my head, letting my muscles relax. Sinking, slowly and elegantly. I grab onto the feeling of the cool wind against my fingertips as I am emerged and still sinking.

This is the first time I’ve ever really been alone. All I have is me. But still I sink. Begging to let go. Let go of all of it. I can’t hold onto any longer. It’s too heavy, this burden of who I am.

The water is warm and comforting like a childhood blanket. I wrap myself into it. As I fade, smells, images, feelings fly by, fleeting. I am fading. Finally, let go. Let go, let go.