I remember slipping on the side
Of the pool
Phoenix Arizona
Motel
Drowning
In the care of my dad
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I see him jumping in after me
He was in his early 30s then
Sipping Coors
Poolside
Not watching me
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It’s ok
He jumped in after me
The water was hot as it came out
Of my lungs
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I don’t remember my dad
Being brave after that
Maybe it was the only time he was
Pulling his 4 year old son
From the water
On a hot Arizona summer day
At a motor inn
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I wonder if he went back to
Sipping Coors
After that traumatic event
I know I would have