if you happen to find yourself drowning I used to think I was a rock jutting proud from the ocean something to lash your rope to when the water got choppy something to cling on to if you happened to find yourself drowning while floating by now it has become apparent I'm more of a barnacle encrusted pile barely visible above the water a little rotten, perhaps, ravaged by time but still able to perform the same function if you happen to find yourself drowning while floating by 20220518