Just keep swimming
Loosely--very loosely--inspired by the Overboard challenge.
Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.
Where was that song from, again?
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
The movie. The movie with the... the fish.
Why did fish need to remember to swim again?
Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.
Oh. Right memory problems. The... the blue fish had memory problems.
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
She and... the orange guy... what was his name? Marlo? Mar.. Marlin?
Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming
She thought that if they just kept going, they would escape their problems.
If only it worked that way.
What do we do? We swim.
You're not supposed to swim if you fall overboard. You're supposed to tread water and wait for someone to come for you.
Just keep swimming...
No one is coming for me.
just keep swimming...
Someone threw me off. On purpose. And everyone looked as they sailed away.
just keep...
See, you're not supposed to swim, because the water is vast and blue, and you can't tell which direction you're going, so a lot of people will swim further away from land while trying to reach it.
swimming...
They laughed at me.
just...
They think this is funny.
keep...
Joke's on them. I've known how to use the sky get my bearings since I was five. Perks of being a boyscout and all.
swimming...
Wait. No. That... that wasn't the boyscouts. That was just me.
just....
Boyscouts came later. Aligned with my interests. Didn't like the group, but the projects were fun.
keep...
So. I know which direction land is. I know which direction I'm going in. I think. I hope. It's getting harder to keep going.
swimming...
I just hope I make it in time.
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Comments (4)
Still one of my favorite movies to this day. I love that you chose that as your inspiration. Good work.
Sometimes that's all you can do, even if you can't see land. At least you're doing *something*. You just gotta hope that you get to land before you burnout and drown.
I love the inspiration from the 'Just Keep Swimming' vibe! 🌊🐟 Sometimes, it feels like all we can do is keep going, even when things seem tough. Keep swimming and keep believing—you’ve got this!🌟👊
Doryyyyyy!! Gosh I love her so much!! "Someone threw me off. On purpose. And everyone looked as they sailed away." That line hit me so hard because I've been there. Many times. I'm so sorry if you have too 🥺