Poolish Memory
Day 9
I force my body
to sink beneath the water
Air escapes in jiggly bubbles
dancing upwards
I stop falling, my back meets bracing concrete
Eyes open up towards the sky
Outward through chlorine
The summer sunlight tempered through water
casting millions of unfurling white tendrils
Eyes close
The summer heat abates, drawn away
The hearts low drumbeat
Silent contemplation
I wanted to remember a moment that felt safe for me and this is what “bubbled up”. My grandparents, you see, lived in the middle of nowhere. The kind of place where you could sit on the porch and your ears would ring just because of how quiet it was. It was a really curious place.
They had a pool though which I took advantage of. During those days id just let myself relax and float. Or like above, sink beneath the water.
Heh, I haven't thought about that place in a long time.
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