Water mutes the world

Of all the loud sounds nearby

I get lost in my thoughts

Down here there is no time

I could run in the sun

And hope my joints will forgive me

I could wade in the lake

And find solice in the vast sea

Each breath is calculated

Every gasp of air is planned

Like a sweet meditation

If I were crisscrossed on land

Don’t call my name

Nothing can be heard

When I’m submerged in my safe space

I can’t hear a word