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There comes a point when one hot tub Becomes too much and it's just so, That anyone in must get out And cool off before the overload. Fools fastidiously test their fingers To determine their further actions. This is because they might be scared Of heat, or of an overreaction. Finger dipping won't be judged Or looked upon more than at once. And then the dipper may either shrug And walk away, or take more chance. But as it very often goes, From all the dippers I have seen, The fingers tell the nervous system To go on and pursue safer dreams. But should you dip your whole leg in, Or your whole arm, or your whole self This not only a greater risk On your own body, but on everyone else! Everyone else may judge variously And hold the grudge and not forget Because those who act in minority Are expected to soon regret Not walking the narrow line And not living with expectations. These expectations, they defy, And then they may face isolation. The body submergers, fearless divers May contradict cultural beliefs. But it is they who act with truth That are granted, at night, better sleep. Swimming pools, hot tubs, Bath tubs, and ice baths. Walk around and in my eyes, Their water's not the right path! Water makes me, water heals me, Water let's me live more days. Water taunts me, water dances And then water washed away! Should I dip my toes most places, So often the story goes Full of fear, I'm not complacent With the temperature, so then I know That it is time to walk away And seek another body to enter. At times, when bodies enter me, I often feel their entrance then hurts! It's either one way or the other, A quick dip or a thorough swim. And whether or not I like the swimmer, Their endurance is a simple whim. In the pool, they may frolic, In the pool, they may be joyous. That's until another water Proves to be slightly more buoyant! Slightly easier to navigate, With more salt, the swimmers float! Fresh water is such a drag, So in the oceanic, swimmers go. Day after day, swimming or hosting, The water bodies keep swimming on And ultimately, in this sense, There's equality in this song! Despite wanting to participate more, Despite feeling like poison water, I'm just a pool among the others And my water's all I have to offer.
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Sep 26, 2017
Sep 26, 2017 at 12:23 PM UTC
Swimmers
There comes a point when one hot tub Becomes too much and it's just so, That anyone in must get out And cool off before the overload. Fools fastidiously test their fingers To determine their further actions. This is because they might be scared Of heat, or of an overreaction. Finger dipping won't be judged Or looked upon more than at once. And then the dipper may either shrug And walk away, or take more chance. But as it very often goes, From all the dippers I have seen, The fingers tell the nervous system To go on and pursue safer dreams. But should you dip your whole leg in, Or your whole arm, or your whole self This not only a greater risk On your own body, but on everyone else! Everyone else may judge variously And hold the grudge and not forget Because those who act in minority Are expected to soon regret Not walking the narrow line And not living with expectations. These expectations, they defy, And then they may face isolation. The body submergers, fearless divers May contradict cultural beliefs. But it is they who act with truth That are granted, at night, better sleep. Swimming pools, hot tubs, Bath tubs, and ice baths. Walk around and in my eyes, Their water's not the right path! Water makes me, water heals me, Water let's me live more days. Water taunts me, water dances And then water washed away! Should I dip my toes most places, So often the story goes Full of fear, I'm not complacent With the temperature, so then I know That it is time to walk away And seek another body to enter. At times, when bodies enter me, I often feel their entrance then hurts! It's either one way or the other, A quick dip or a thorough swim. And whether or not I like the swimmer, Their endurance is a simple whim. In the pool, they may frolic, In the pool, they may be joyous. That's until another water Proves to be slightly more buoyant! Slightly easier to navigate, With more salt, the swimmers float! Fresh water is such a drag, So in the oceanic, swimmers go. Day after day, swimming or hosting, The water bodies keep swimming on And ultimately, in this sense, There's equality in this song! Despite wanting to participate more, Despite feeling like poison water, I'm just a pool among the others And my water's all I have to offer.
It's just about abandonment and being social.
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26/Agender/American
Sep 26, 2017
Sep 26, 2017 at 12:23 PM UTC
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