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Strength, not cowardice
That's what you told me it was
And I believed you...

The nausea refused to subside
Like a hurricane
Destroying her from the inside out

Breathless
Doing what she did best
The sand between her toes
She ran

When her legs could move no longer
She collapsed
Sand in her hair
Tears in her eyes

Using every last muscle in her body
She took a deep breath
And forced herself up
As she became completely numb

Walking slowly toward the water
Her heart beating faster and faster
Nothing else mattered
For she was a selfish soul, simply a burden

The waves brushed against her feet
As she proceeded, she felt free 
More alive than ever
Though her body was no longer hers

The wind blew in her hair
Sending chills down her spine
Like a never-ending rope
As she fell deeper and deeper into a trance

Waves crashed against her frail body
Yet her only thought was to keep going
As the ocean engulfed her
Her soul was at peace

"No longer a burden," she thought
But the screams awoke her 
He grabbed her waist 
Forcing her up

Although helpless,
She fought him
As he fought the water
Waves swallowing them both

And sure enough,
More help arrived
But it was he that saved her life
And I hate him for it

I am a selfish soul, simply a burden...