Summer time comes and it's time for a swim, Dipping my toe gingerly in When your laugh yanks me off my solid ground. "Stay in the shallow end," I tell myself, remembering our last trip to the pool. "Dare not to breathe when he pulls you under, tasting so much like air as he pulls you close," Treading water to stay afloat, Remembering all that lay at your floor, A Glimmering Treasure Trove That will too easily become a home. Surely, I'll get swimmer's heart, An achey ringing, In the center of my chest, The antidote, found in the eyes of One who could drain the pool Without Notice.