What I saw.
I jumped in the ocean
And I opened up my eyes
To see, a shadow of me
Floating on by
He said, in a hushed tone
"Are you still alive?"
"It's one thing to exist
and another to survive."
I knew from experience
I knew I couldn't swim
I stayed afloat regardless
Maybe because of him
The shadow of who I might have been
With the dried up lips and reddened eyes
The shadow of who I used to be
With the paper mask and
Mouth full of lies