Sink or Swim by Annika Aguila

I aimlessly wade through murky waters;

The seagulls are desperate for my attention.

I attempt to swim through the noise. But

I forget how to breathe.

I drift away from home.

Roots forgotten

Mother tells me I deserve to feel empty,

as I cycle left and I cycle right,

going nowhere.

Father tells me that I should’ve been

raised differently. He’s never content.

you’re going nowhere.

The light switch between my ears,

running out of batteries.

So now I run on burnt coffee,

fueling the broken batteries

in the back of my neck.

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Annika is a junior at an International School in the Philippines. She loves the beach, dogs and Sunday in the park with her grandparents. She would like to make an impact on writers in the poetry community by expressing vivid images through words.

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Annika Aguila