to be heard
i cannot be who i am
not because i am not empowered
but because i lost myself in the sea
i have lost who i am
what i have done
what i have become
where am i
drowning in the tumultuous waves
body limp and unable to breath
i cannot cry out
i cannot scream
i hear a voice call me up
out of the waves
i have already drowned
but His voice calls to me
i am drawn into the light
i rise above the waves
i am given new life
i know who i am
only one person needs to hear me
and He already has