Wading In

I’m in a pool of crystal
I’m swimming again
I’m getting deeper and deeper
Trying to wash away the pain

The cool liquid flows around me
Yet it does not cleanse within
I could not believe it would;
I wanted to

The ice starts to burn me
And now I walk on water
I skate the ring
But fall to my senses

I am foolish
You cannot walk here
Only plunge further in
I can’t get out

Wallowing in the dark
Swallowing the water
Wanting to go further
Dare to go not

Can I wade further or must I commit
Can I cut out the river?
Or must I follow it

Is there this route solely
Can I claim a new skin?
Am I stuck in my mind?
My thoughts echo in the misty depths

I’m getting out
I wipe my eyes
And collapse in the sun
Wishing myself away from here