The River Poem by Safiyyah Manjra

With you, the river at times stands,
Still but then there are waves like the oceans...
And one would think 'where did the waves come from? '
It makes no sense.

One would think it is okay to swim in the still river,
But then just as you are swimming the river has tides,
And one would think why is the pull becoming stronger?
Am I going towards a waterfall?

And you continue and suddenly the waves you didn't want to come,
Show up again.
And you keep swimming,
Screaming for someone to take you out of the river.
But then what happens?
You find yourself alone in this struggle.

Don't want to admit you are struggling,
You are one to have everything under control,
How can someone who does so much right be caught in such a wrong situation?

Then it hits you, you potentially fell in love without realizing it.
And suddenly the river has unexplainable depth.
How does one escape such a river?