Swimming to an end

by Stephanie R., grade 8

Swim, Swim

Paddle, Paddle

Swimming in the water with no end

No land ahead

Nowhere to go

All alone

and freezing in the cold

I am lost.

Everywhere I go

Looks the same,

Only water

Nothing more,

Nothing less

I can't feel my  white paws.

I can't feel my tiny ears.

My black small nose is cold.

I can't feel my body.

Food is nowhere to be found.

Starving, exhausted 

with nowhere to go

What did I do wrong?

I can't understand!

It's not my fault

The fault is theirs.

It's not my fault 

the ice is melting.

It's not my fault 

that the water is dirty.

No food

No energy

and nothing to be done

I might as well die

than keep swimming

I might as well sink

than keep floating.

One fish a day

Is all I need to survive,

Just one!

With no hope

no hope at all

I just need a sign 

One sign is all I ask

I can't keep going

I just can't

That feeling that you get

When you can't do anything 

That's how I feel

Why me?

Why not them?

My white fur is getting dirty

My nose is turning white.

Is this normal?

I can't go any further,

my body won't let me

I need help!

If only someone could save me!

Please come.

Rescue me!

The best thing to do right now is to float

To stay here and wait for rescue

Or death.