Let It Come To Me

This water won’t let me drown
it provides resistance as I push my way down
way down
it wants me to float
to surface
I thought its purpose
was to see me sink
but I think not today
rather than dive for the deep
I’ll strive for the steep, clean air
or maybe just let it come to me
buoyancy
slow and steady
I will rise
and surprise the sunlight
I’ve begun the climb
and the bends will end in time