The truth of the "hypnotic rivers" and why they captivate you, holds a darker, heartbreaking story. You captured the yearning to have the world be that still like the dark rivers promise. To have you be away from its weight. It's hard to read because as a reader, I want to reach out to you, because I know how enchanting that darkness can be... that promise of a deep abyss. We need a place for our pain and I hope this helped soothe your mind to write this and release some of it. I hope you can have and experience some of this rest for your thoughts and heart while living, hopefully the day can be forgiving and give you some peace.
I wrote it while driving. I'm a truck driver so I'm always moving and at night when I pass by the rivers, the stillness, the facade of infinite depth is an intoxicating notion.