Written under the name oɥɔʎsd (which reads as "psychό" turned upside down), this short poem describes someone who is drowning in plain sight. The speaker's lungs fill, their hands thrash, and they cry, yet nobody seems to notice. Their tears vanish "among the crowd," which suggests that the pain is invisible to the people around them. The water here reads less like a real body of water and more like a stand-in for overwhelming emotion, such as despair or anxiety, though the poem never says so outright.
The last line is the most striking. Even while sinking, the speaker "still run[s] towards the water." That contradiction hints at a pull they can't resist, perhaps a habit, a feeling, or a place they keep returning to even though it hurts them. The mood is quiet, helpless, and unsettling. The short, flat lines make the panic feel restrained, as if the speaker is suffering in silence and can't stop themselves.