Sink or swim

do wise men swim against the tide

waves crashing up against their mind

or does the suns glare make them blind

to the safety of land they’ve left behind?

those weary bodies battling waves

currents strong, no one to save

short of breath in open space

but turning back’s another race.

and as time forgets where it began

those inner voices whispering

from who knows where deep down within

there’s only time to sink or swim.

long gone is to question why

that far horizon joins the sky

with all the blue that meets the eye

you took the dive, swim for your life