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Hymn to Water
They were windsurfing on the lake today.
Storm Kathleen was rolling in after all
and so I watched them on a jetty
skim the waves with all the grace
of Bambi on ice.
The sports club owns that one—
charges exorbitant fees to dive
as well as insisting on wet-suits
and tow-floats and lifeguards
and other shit sucking the life
from wild experiences.
I don’t swim there.
I refuse to be sanitised
and maybe as forty looms
I carry with me the spirit
of my anarchic era
all Doc Martens
and piercings
and the pink dreads I twisted
into a feral nest on my head
because we were all young
and savage once.
Thought about it, sat there.
How everybody owns something.
How so little is truly free.
Truth is, I’d of dived head first
into that flash given the chance.
abandoned the boardwalk
and land
and chair
front-crawled arm over fist
below the cold spring sun
because I’m tired of fees
on my life, my world,
my worship.
I want to remain priceless—
sink into the velvet world,
her vibrant, precious arms.
Published 7th Apr 2024
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7th Apr 2024 7:20am
9th Apr 2024 8:50am
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9th Apr 2024 8:53am
I think I’m winging it, this life… but I’m getting there. Thank you for reading and for always REALLY reading. For seeing me exactly as I am.
L&R 💚
-T2
L&R 💚
-T2
9th Apr 2024 00:46am
As a child of nature, soul of simplicity and water baby, I totally identify with your thoughts. For me, it's the little things in life that are super big on my list of loves.
9th Apr 2024 8:54am
Hey there… there’s a name I haven’t seen in a while. Welcome :)
You’re right of course. Simplicity is absolutely the crux of any relationship with nature. I love that about it.
Thanks for reading
-M
You’re right of course. Simplicity is absolutely the crux of any relationship with nature. I love that about it.
Thanks for reading
-M
Anonymous
9th Apr 2024 1:16am
That last stanza...believe that is already a done thing. Priceless in all ways
9th Apr 2024 8:55am
Thanks, Confluence. I appreciate the sentiment and the time you took to read.
-M
-M
