time and tide.
tide and time.

you find yourself choking, drowning.

when, like the pulling back of the water,
you'd feel a sense of relief, at some point of time, as you thought to yourself it was all over.
you thought to yourself: it's going to be okay now.

and then, like another wave that hits you just as you get back on your feet,
you'd feel as though you're falling apart all over again.
you'd feel the force of pain and agony, the devestation once more.

the next thing you know, the water draws back once again.

and it goes on.

but,

i know that with time, i'm gonna find back that strength to pick myself up, and run as far up into land as possible, before the water hits me again.
when that happens, i'd be standing safe on high land that overlooks the ocean, and i'd know that: this time, it's over for sure.