see?

i can't see,
i am blind,
my hand grasps nothing but the empty atmosphere,
it's covered in black.
i want to reach out and hold your hand,
but you stand there with your arms
crossed over your chest,
like you are too important, or too proud
to let me clasp your hand.
"please, won't you help me?" i cry.
sighing, you utter, "i can't,"
and you shift your body to show me your back
as you turn around and walk back to black.

i am in the sea,
unable to swim,
the water asphyxiates my lungs--
i choke,
and i drown, drown, drown.