It was your name . Drowning in the storm , battered and bruised , I clung to your name like a life - preserver . The waves dashed my broken body against the rocks and my voice cried no words , only agony , and I choked on salt water and blood .

Question: Why was the writer 's body broken ?
Answer: Because the ocean pushed them into the rocks .None of the above choices .Because they clung to someone 's nameBecause their voice cried no words .