Football Fish Part 1

A wave hits a nine-year-old me
Boogie-boarding in Torrance beaches
with my father and my best friend.
It pushes my head underwater and shoves
a bucket’s worth of sand into my throat.

I wish I had the endurance of a football fish
at the bottom of the ocean.
Pressure great enough to suffocate, but
continuing to breathe regardless.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Mcconnell Avatar
June 8, 2021 at 1:51 PM
Nice one Ruby, excellently penned, and look forward to part 2. Take care and have a great day, kind regards from Scotland, Gordon
Lackely Avatar
June 1, 2021 at 11:14 AM
WHAT IS A FOOTBALL FISHY????
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