Liesure Swim

i am weightless, floating, surrounded by cool cerulean silence
everywhere and yet stationary
ethereal, i am connected to the universe at its core
i am encompassed by the beautiful blue flux of life

more inescapable than the liquid is my own mind
thoughts have been silenced by the serene sapphire swirl of elements
and therefore offer me no door of entry or exit, no train of thought to ride to safety

i am left suspended, gently fighting the power of the gentle current with my wandering limbs
the sunlight drips lazily though the haze of translucent crystalline water
warms my skin in some intangible non physical way.
I am at peace. drifting

silence so complete that it has become a dull thrum in my ears
self relinquishment to the water accompanies
i am nothing but a floating consciousness in a large fishbowl
i have no body
no flesh, and no awareness of anything but the subtle coolness of the pool
the water is all consuming, and i am compliant

and then
my head breaks the surface
the warm summer air fills my desperate lungs
the sticky air clings to me
sunlight filters into my eyes and blankets my dewy skin
children scream and pretentious teenage boys double backflip off of shaky diving boards
water runs in rivulets down my still face as i tread the water

i am separate again
i am myself