Among the Kelp

I wander
In a kelp forest
Desolate brown
Unsteady in the current.
The oxygen I breath
Rises
To escape
Away from me.

I wander
Unsteady in the current
Lost
Searching for a way
Anxiety raising
Like the escaping oxygen.

I wander
In slow motion
Wide eyed still unfocused
Each moment palpable
I move the kelp
Helter-skelter
Searching for hope

Anxiety raising
Escaping.

3rd January 2009