treading water

The river of life flows through

all of us. The rapids pick up

and the water takes over.

Thoughts swim around like fish

moving downstream. Surrounded

by trees and wildlife, the river

flows day and night. It flows out

of sight. Like blood in our veins,

the current flows the same.

It gives us life. It keeps us going.

Like a blowing gust, life outside

us comes and goes, but the river

water never slows. Nothing can stop

what constantly moves. We must

paddle – tread water if we have to.

We must do what we have to do.

In this life, we must go with the flow.

If we choose not to, we’ll sink below.

We swim around before we drown.