Something in the river by the dream

The river has become stale and green algae has covered its placid surface. I am underneath the water struggling to break the suffocating layer of algae and take in a lung full of air. I see through the green haze someone on the river bank. He is me without the burden my body and my mind carries, with his hope intact and a safe life surrounding him. He strides away and leaves space for a new dream...