I Have

I Have

I have always been a lover of everything Mother Nature has provided us with.

I have always been fascinated with the sheer extent to which the animal world stretches.

I have always been an adventurer of my surroundings.

I have always wanted to fly.

I have always wanted to run.

I have always wanted to swim.

I have always wanted to feel the shore approach my naked feet.

I have always wanted to stand knee deep in the ocean under a crisp warm horizon.

I have always wanted to glide through the water like the fictional silhouette of a mermaid.

I have always believed that nothing is impossible.

I have always believed that dreams can come true.
I have always believed that you should be careful what you wish for.

I have had my dreams become a reality.

I have swum in the deepest oceans.
I have glided with immaculate beauty alongside Mother Natures most glorious of creatures.

I have begun to tire.
I have begun to feel weak.

I have begun to lose consciousness.

I have lost my snorkel and begun to panic.
I have been hit by a repetition of waves.
I have felt the water fill my lungs.

I have screamed out for help and had no strength to voice it.

I have waved for attention with no ability to stretch my arm from beneath the swallowing waters.

I have kicked my feet to keep me treading water and lost the will to carry on.

I have been noticed at the last moment.

I have been pulled from the water by my hair.

I have been given mouth to mouth and awoken.

I have deposited back to the ocean what it forcefully invaded my lungs with.

I have sat shivering on a boat awaiting my return to shore.

I have vacated the host of my most memorable adventure.

I have learnt what it is to respect my surroundings.

I have learnt what it is to live.

I have learnt what it is to die and survive.