I don't want to sink

[Kyrios]

I'm kind of trying to develop a new poetic style, riffing off the bop with some additions from elsewhere. So whilst this is technically freeform, it follows a set of rules I'm working on. The 1 4 couplet is core to holding it together, so glad you spotted it. It should be the strongest couplet in each stanza so I still need to work on my word choice I see