water is my escape
from my problems,
from my responsibilities,
from my list of things to do.
Swimming sends me to my own world
away from my life.
Feeling the rush of the water
Flowing by my face as I swim
across the lanes
only turning my head from time to time
When I am swimming
all fears, all mistakes disappear
into the depths of the pool
While visions of my future
of where I want to be
Of who I want to be
rush into my mind
until I have to leave
the pool is a fortress
for my thoughts of the past and future
Within seconds of getting out
reality snaps back.
until I hear the goggles snap
And I go swimming again