Water

I've been drowning since birth
In this shipwrecked sea you made for me
Your saltiness has kept me afloat for many years 
But I realize now the salt was never there to keep me alive 
It was there to sink into my skin
Breathe into my bloodstream

The tidal wave breaks me every time
Even when I know it's coming close 
I suffocate sometimes when I'm near the bottom of our ocean
You hate it when I rise from the dead sea and start living again

You're a jellyfish with an intense shock 
It hurts when you sting me
And you're gone when I cry for help 
In these polluted waters we created together 

I'm going to learn how to swim very soon
Even if it's so incredibly painful 
I'm looking for fresh water 
I'm actually going to space
I am going to be reborn a star

That day I turn 18, and say to you 
"Bye mom, I'm going to the moon."