(Note: Under the surface of the ocean lies the ocean bed. In several places, the edge of the continental shelves lie just a hundred feet under the water. At the edge of the shelf, is a deep plunge, upwards of a mile down. By putting on heavier weights than usual, a diver can simulate a free fall by stepping of these ledges, watching the wall rush past him. This is further enhanced by nitrogen narcosis. However, after falling just fifty to a hundred feet, the diver becomes incapacitated and unable to stop his fall by taking of his weights. He soon loses conciousness and drifts downwards to be crushed by the ocean)
Just a perfect day standing underwater
waiting, either to float up and break the surface
or step off the wall and begin slow motion free fall
descent
I am weighted down by emotional leg irons, I must have a key for them
I remember once having a key for them
but am too tired to look
To fall, or not
float down and away from the surface I still can see
with the noonday sun still visible to me
The choices you make me make on such a day as this
A perfect day, oh it is so sweet
“Oh such a perfect day, feed the animals in the zoo,
maybe a movie to,
and then after we go home.
Such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on
But I can only hold on for so long
Until I forget what I am holding on so tightly for
Just a perfect day, sitting on this ledge underwater
the waters, at times murky, have started clearing
and I can see how close the fall into the water
almost became a death knell for me
Thanks for sitting down on this ledge with me
My friends and my loves
You help keep me hanging on
Help me decide each and every day
Decide to not those few steps make, to not plunge
Such a perfect day, not out of breath just yet
can see the pretty thought fish float by
and the shark feelings swim about
the beautiful yet deadly sharp coral around me and the surface up above me.
Such a perfect day, I just keep hanging on
I think that I may try to pick myself up off the ground,
Put the pieces of my life back together, find direction and such,
Get a job so I don`t need to rely on everybody else
I don’t want too much nor need that much,
especially with regards to material goods and services
So much of what I want can not be bought, sold, traded, or stolen
so much I just want to be free, remain free.