Poetry Friday - June 26

Obstacles in my way
Nearly breathless
Every day

Hurry, worry, dragging
Underwater, climbing higher
Now I surface, clinging
Dripping wet and slipping
Rarely have I seen
Energy so strong
Daring sons gripping me

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