Drowning

I'm trying to run through quicksand

Only there's nothing for me to grab onto

You clamber over me climbing your way out

Slowly pushing me deeper

*

The more I struggle to stay afloat

The faster I sink

Through my panic and tears

I scream out your name

*

The only answer I recieve

Is laughter in my brain

As my plea echoes in the emptiness

I find that I'm alone

*

Sinking slowly in a pool of your fears

Saved and cherished

Through all the long nights

When I stayed up and held you tight

*

I shouldered all your burdens

In an attempt to set you free

So I sit and watch you smiling

While I'm drowning in your tears...