lily pads

I’ve built myself around these walls that once suffocated me. Walls that left me hollow but not alone. I’m surrounded by lily pads that allow me to graze on their backs so I have somewhere to go. I leave my tracks and drag my heels on their backs, they somehow stay still. I cause them pain through my will, yet they stand still waiting for me to lay down and stop. I clamor to drop because I don’t believe I will stop unless I fall beneath each lily pad where I will find a safer place looking up.