Wave To The Tide

“It’s okay to touch the tide, just don’t go too far in”
“It’s alright to tap the tide, just don’t sink then”
“It’s healthy to graze the tide”
Don’t hurt the tide
Don’t fight the tide
The tide
The tide
The tide
So I felt the tide
Only slightly
Just one small wave
And I was pushed
Drowning
Suffocating
Still no way out.
They reach out to me
But to no use
I’m being pulled down
Like an anchor on my shoulders
A voice whispers to me
“It’s not your choice whether you touch the tide or not.
Some can’t even control how far the tide pulls.
But don’t fear the tide,
There’s always someone there for you,
Life’s shortcomings aren’t forever
And they’ll love you as you should love yourself.
Don’t listen to the tide. Listen to yourself”
They reach out to me
And I take their hand