Why hold me just to release me
Just as I’m about to learn to swim
Allowing me to drown for a moment
In hope that I will win
This battle we created for survival
But makes no sense at heart
The children left drowning
Emotionally torn apart

And all our lives we seek to find
The one who helps us swim
Seeking guidance from untouchables
Instead of searching within

Until we find our own strength
A fire bright inside
Breathing deep and standing firm
Holding that child who cried