Quicksand to Crystal Clear Water

I know how it feels
to be slowly sinking
in quicksand,
watching my body
descend
until it reaches my head
and I disappear forever.
That sticky matter
which is hard to resist
and the more I struggle
the quicker I descend
into nothingness.

I struggled
both physically
and more importantly
emotionally
as I watched myself
losing
everything,
not knowing
what to do.
I moved my arms ,
my legs,
my entire body,
and could feel myself drowining
and my life being drained
from me.

BA threw me a life line,
a rope to hold onto.
I reached out with my arms
and my hands,
and I held on.
My body and my soul
transformed
and I became free of fear
and loathing..

The gluggy substance
which covered me
no longer weighed me down.
I emerged from it
intact
and determined to
get on with my life
in a fullsome way.

As I emerged
covered with that loathsome,
heavy solution,
I could see
a crystal clear pond
of water.
I needed to be cleansed
free from the fear
and the sadness
that enulfed me.
I immersed myself in those waters
and began
to move my arms and legs.
I was free.