Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Jump In

Jump In

I.
I am about to jump into the lake,
trees and heat stockstill all around me
while I draw air into myself
in response to a hunger for abandon,
abandonment.

II.
You are about to jump into the lake,
a study in anticipation.
You shut your eyes
as you had been taught--
lakewater will make a mess of your vision.

III.
He is about to jump into the lake,
heart leaned out over the edge
of what he has not yet
identified as joy, a
wetness in the chest.

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  2. I love the changes in point of view, and the overall, cumulative effect.

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  3. Ditto to what Annie wrote. I enjoy the cumulative effect of all 3 points of view. And want to dip my toes in the lakewater, now, myself...

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