I didn’t know how to explain where I go
until I realized
the feeling is the same
as when I was a child
in the town swimming pool
devouring youth
until the corners of my mouth itched blue,
and shivers took over the goosebumps,
and I only focused on the icy way
my arms stirred in the unheated pool.
That’s where I go—
to the cold.
Jan 15, 2022
Jan 15, 2022 at 10:21 PM UTC
I didn’t know how to explain where I go
until I realized
the feeling is the same
as when I was a child
in the town swimming pool
devouring youth
until the corners of my mouth itched blue,
and shivers took over the goosebumps,
and I only focused on the icy way
my arms stirred in the unheated pool.
That’s where I go—
to the cold.