White Flag

I walked and walked

I fought and fought

I swam and swam

I sank and sank

I found myself on the riverbank

Cursing my blessings, I counted my luck

And on a nice sunny day I was thunderstruck

Lightening surged through my veins

I beat my chest and shook my mane

A human and animal, together, as one

The light of the sun no longer shone

What had I become?

Oh what had I become?

Depression was my father, despair my mum

I planted my white flag

And prayed no more mercy would ever come

I wanted my life to be done

I so very badly wanted my life to be done

I walked and walked and walked

I fought and fought and fought

I swam and swam and swam

But, like always, I found myself

With a white flag upon the riverbank