Trapped

She was in the water Trapped She was struggling to get to the surface Fish swam all around her As she desperately thrashed She wanted to be free She felt imprisoned She had a hard time breathing She was in the water Struggling to get free She wanted to push through But couldn’t Whales started swimming around her Every now and then going to the surface to break free As their bodies lifted above the water and dropped down they created a huge splash She watched with envy wishing she could do the same Then all of a sudden her chains broke She was free Her burdens lifted She felt light As she made her way to the surface a whale swam beside her As if it was guarding her Then she grabbed its back fin and the whale lifted them both out of the water She felt joy as she broke free She lifted her head and looked at the sun She climbed onto the back of the whale They swam together towards the shore She climbed off the whale and walked to the beach She was free Her burdens had been lifted She looked out to the sea and smiled Watching the whale return home Her heart was full of gratitude