Just One More Time🐠
(Only sorta the prompt)
One last time,
I sit by the ledge
I dip my feet in
Chills calming my skin
They motion frantically
Towards the door
So I breathe in
The chlorine filled air
One last time
One last time
My eyes wander
As I imagine you
Gliding through the blue
Like a little bullfrog
I pull my foot out
Of the darkening pool
The water drips speedily at first
But then slowly slithers down my skin
One last time
One last time,
I slip on my sandals
The padding dampening
From what I still have
Of that long, long swim
My shoes squeaking
On the carpet
As I turn to take
One
Last
Glance
At the miles and miles
Of memories we made
Slowly sinking in the deep
One last time
Time goes by
The heat sinks in
Turning my skin pink
Making me long
For the water’s
Graceful embrace
And for you
A part of me knows
I didn’t have to leave
But a part of me also knows
That swimming with you
Was like swimming with sharks
Maybe one day
I’ll dip my feet in again
I’ll do the butterfly stroke
And splash cool water on my face
All without you
Because one day
I’ll be able to escape
The slimy pool water
And swim
To a deep ocean
Bringing only a trace of chlorine
One day,
I’ll make oceans of memories
Full of truth
Pain
Hope
Love
Everything
All without you
And I won’t look back
I won’t hear the voice whisper
_Come on, let’s go back _
_And swim with him_
_He needs you_
_Come on_
_Just one more time?_
__
__
I’ll be brave
I’ll be strong
I’ll be what I have
Always wanted to be
I’ll be loved
Sincerely,
Caralia🫶🏼
This was inspired by a book I read called Every Last Word. The girl writes amazing poetry, and it’s a beautiful and relatable story. I see a lot of myself in her and her story🫶🏼
This wasn’t the prompt haha, but it was a poem🤷♀️
In the book, it talks about how important it is to say where you write your poems, because that place becomes part of the poem. I wrote this in my head while swimming at a hotel pool, but I actually wrote this at my friend’s house in bed at like 1 AM :) it’s something ig right?!
