I never
forgot to blow the air
with force out of my nose whenever
my head was abruptly submerged underwater
exhaling to keep my lungs from filling up with
the cold ocean that stings my eyes and
the little cuts from my
razor blade
wading past our knees to
see if the waves could knock us over
or that time we jumped off Jaws bridge on the Vinyard
Except now I am the only one creating
the waves that knock me over filling
my lungs up my head deep
underwater
*****
Just posted this on Dverse’s open link night, check out some of the other great poetry over there tonight!
Everyday Strange 
Strange…
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I sense the remembrance of someone who is now missed.
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Yes, and a more youthful, carefree time.
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Powerful and chilling write here – it took me…
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Thank you, that means a lot!
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Your words made me immensely sad. Sadly sometimes we continue the cycle…
Anna
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I was trying to capture the anxiety of being a newly christened adult in uncertain times… I had a happy ending eventually!
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Oh dear! This is a bit disturbing, and I had to take a good long breath at the end …. just to be sure I could!
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I promise the waves at the end were metaphorical!
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A nice twist but definitely drowning in deep emotions.
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Thank you! I was trying to capture the feeling of being fearless in your twenties, and then losing that fearlessness when crossing into full adulthood.
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This is incredibly deep and poignant 💝💝
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Thank you!
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I do remember all the time being submerged… also those when it filled me terror and salt.
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Never a good feeling, being at the bottom of the wave!
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Beautifully dark, I loved it.
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Thank you!
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The form fits the poem well and a wonderful poem at that!
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Thank you!
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🤓🙏🙏🙏🤓
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