I jumped

I jumped off the bridge.
I dove into the water.
Flying made me rich,
But falling made me colder.

I reached the bottom.
I tried to stand.
That moment I felt forgotten,
By the world that released my hand.

I wanted to swim up,
But the current dragged me down.
It felt like a setup.
As if they wanted me to drown.

I felt like I should to stop trying,
And just surrender myself to the end.
But just as I started dying,
There came a saving hand.

Hope came to safe me.
She lifted me high
Out of the sea.
She looked me in the eye.

She told me hope gave life  
And hope was here.
“Everything’s alright.
It’s okay, my dear.

The reason you want to hold on
Is that you are loved
Your life’s still young,
So live through trust.”