i need to stretch
feel the flesh as
it enters the water
each breath a gift
as my arms reach
gathering the flimsy
water that escapes
between my skin
and suit: it is beauty
to see how it dissipates
my heat, the stress in
my shoulder blades
we reemerge stronger
the water and me: how
blue it is all is when i
enter for that last time
i hope the ocean will be as strong
