Reaching out
Hand stretched in dark waters
It’s something I know I should do less of
What a perpetual mess, love
Knowing I can’t save everyone
But still trying to do the most impossible tasks
Like some modern day superwoman
Though many have gone lost at sea
It takes a real unethical being
To watch someone struggle like that…

I won’t watch you drown.

Illustration by: Fatima Seehar
Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez