Eyewitness

My laps for exercise were done,
So I let the water hold me,
Felt the rise and fall as breathing
Filled and emptied out my airways.

Conscience tried in vain to scold me,
For I would not idle linger,
But a moment only savor
All to me the world bequeathing.

Lap Swim

 

 

 

 

Lost in a fluid world

Bubbles of air

Stream past my ears

 

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Floating

The taut freedom of my swimming costume
The choppy ocean swell
I share the water with fishes and rays

Descend : Acrostic poem.

Red winds slash my eyes

Fluid drowns my lungs

I descend into the void.