Why We Swim
Because there are pockets of the planet
that are undiscovered,
or have not been changed in our looking at them
Because we can bring oxygen with us,
and trust our bodies to carry it
Because hands can approximate fins
Because the water's surface seen from underneath
becomes a new sky
Because we are grateful for permeability
and submergence
Because this place has shown to us
time, how we belong within its lungs like breath
What can I comment to add to this most amazing poem?
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How long does it take you to compose a poem? Do they just flow out of you, effortlessly, or does it take days, weeks, months to work some poems through? (curious)
I love the photograph, and the poem it inspired!
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