Acclimating
the first rule of diving: breathe
slowly in, slowly out
or you'll rise
and expand
and eventually
POP! like a balloon
soaring
too high
too fast
i feel i've forgotten (how) to breathe
it's not so easy to forget
i feel i did
your stones in my pocket
don't skip more than twice
and i'm surfacing
heavy and high
passing my bubbles
(a bad sign)
i awake above the waves
my ear drums blasted
in salt, and
teary-eyed
fumble
into the coral shore
not noticing
my bleeding soles
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