With the sun on our backs and the waters lapping around our feet, we were dazzled
by the beckoning blue shimmering, our clothes
held aloft like precious gems. Wading
into the bottomless, swirling sands suckling
at my toes each step, pulling me deeper. The earth
underfoot deserted me to the swells, all around creamy
froth and salted spray, a flash of orange buoy
panic breeding in my young mind, the frantic thrashing
a jellyfish, you said, which didn’t calm the
terror until our Samaritan arrived.
Shivering, mouthfuls of coarse air at home, empty-handed
your soggy money drying in the window, the looks on their faces.
Your soggy money drying in the window, the looks on their faces
shivering mouthfuls of coarse air. At home empty-handed
terror until our Samaritan arrived.
A jellyfish, you said, which didn’t calm the
panic breeding in my young mind, the frantic thrashing
froth and salted spray, a flash of orange buoy
underfoot deserted me to the swells all around, creamy
at my toes, each step pulling me deeper, the earth
into the bottomless swirling sands suckling.
Held aloft like precious gems, wading
by the beckoning blue shimmering, our clothes
lapping around our feet, we were dazzled
with the sun on our backs and the waters.
