The Pool Of Tears

PART 1

Like Alice, the Mouse, the Duck, Dodo, Lory, and Eagle,
I swim around in my pool of tears.
I don't remember crying them but there they are. 

My pool has high sides with occasional glimpses of a beach.
The water is so deep all over
There's no bottom and it sits far below the rim.

There's no ladder to climb out on, so I keep on swimming,
Except …