I drowned in

The desperate cries of

The hollow trees

In the foreign rain.

I drew on my arms with

The thorns of

Self hatred and

Watched as the petals

Bloomed.

I drowned in

The depths of despair

and I watched

as my sanity

Washed away from  me.

With the blinding thoughts of

Cutting the stem,

I forgot that I

Knew how to swim.