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like fools, we dove into the shallow end. head first. blind to the danger. the jump itself was bliss. fingers interlocked, laughter pouring from our mouths, eyes bewitched and sparkling naively. we were childlike. godlike. untouchable. however our euphoria ended abruptly at the reality of the encroaching cement bottom - awaiting our skulls but by the time we realized what was happening it was too late. you cannot stop gravity. the smiles faded from our mouths. and we went down, down, down. no hope for air. no flailing limbs. no final breath. not a chance at revival. we were dead on impact. we never got to swim.
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May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013 at 8:21 PM UTC
Never Got To Swim
like fools, we dove into the shallow end. head first. blind to the danger. the jump itself was bliss. fingers interlocked, laughter pouring from our mouths, eyes bewitched and sparkling naively. we were childlike. godlike. untouchable. however our euphoria ended abruptly at the reality of the encroaching cement bottom - awaiting our skulls but by the time we realized what was happening it was too late. you cannot stop gravity. the smiles faded from our mouths. and we went down, down, down. no hope for air. no flailing limbs. no final breath. not a chance at revival. we were dead on impact. we never got to swim.
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May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013 at 8:21 PM UTC
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