This feels real.
The red-hot sun
and cool-blue ocean
echoing my fear.
The taunting and torture
of every agonizing second
brings to life
every terrifying thought.
I take a deep
breath
only to choke
on the salty chilling air.
Drawn to my moist face,
my shaky hands
drown
all I can see.
Sensing footsteps,
my face turns pale.
Frozen,
I cannot run,
nor can I hide.
I am silently screaming
as if it were a nightmare.
I stand
alone
at the edge of the pier
in a deep,
dark
image of
reality.