Limits

I got caught up in the tide of
What we could have been
In our past and maybe futures
That we’ve swept away for good

I forgot about me

And all the dreams
I used to lie awake

And wonder about

Everything got tangled up
Knots we couldn’t unwind

Without cutting the threads

Frayed edges dangling limp

Somehow we need to grow

To plant our roots somewhere

Get plenty of sunlight and fresh air

Become something new

One morning I woke up and

Realized I’d stopped dreaming

Forgot all about my possibilities

And that’s just not good enough

So now I need to decide

It’s scary but I think I can

Sew something together from the

Mess we made of everything

Get back to me and

Drop the baggage

Mark this as the date

I create a new life

Because I got caught up in our tide

Drifting out to sea tangled together

Both of us dependent and suffocating

Now I’ll finally learn to swim on my own

I’ll remember my dreams

All those hopes I had for myself
I’ll get back to what I can do

And learn my own limits again