Drowning

I am sat on the boat,
everything is peaceful.
The children swimming slowly in the lake,
I smile as they wave.

A boy begins to scream and yell,
the lifeguard pulls him to the surface safely.
No noticing what I am watching,
another boy.

I dive off the boat nimbly;
I race to the opposite side of the murky lake.
Silently an eerie death creeps up on us,
I stop and dive down to a body.

I grab an ice cold hand that has stopped thrashing the water silently,
I pull it’s body up to the surface.
I see the pure white skin and shout;
the life guard comes to me.

I scream and scream as they drag him to the shore,
the kiss of life is performed methodically.
Minutes go by,
nothing.

A cough,
A choke,
a guttural yelp comes out of the boys lungs.
I saved him.