Take a swim

So many reasons not to take a swim;

maybe, you’ll drown in a pool of pleasures;

a deep pool that untethers you from him;

that uncouples all the standard measures

of expectation; leaving you alone

to fashion what’s a matter of belief,

to dive for treasures in a hidden zone;

to fathom what’s the source of your relief.

Too many reasons for you not to bathe

in a well that lets you come as you are,

that cools an overheated day and saves

your wishes from someone else's falling star.

. Just as small steps over come a distance;

. so too, small breaths over ride resistance.

.

© Tim Grace, 4 February 2024