Ocean of Problems

navigating problems in life is like walking down the beach in the winter

you know you don't want to jump in the ocean of problems

so you walk down the shoreline barefooted on the sand

staring at the raging sea

you don't think much of it when the water laps a little at your feet

until it hits your ankles and you realize how cold it is

so you turn around but the foam has drowned your footprints

and you realize you're lost

you try to go back

but you can't

and you see the tide is rising

the water gets deeper and deeper

still it rises

knees

hips

shoulders

head

and then you're underwater with no control

drowning in the deepness of the problems around you

and you realize the beach in the winter is not the place to be

far too late