Learning To Swim (Again)

Don’t let your hips sink so 
Low beneath the surface (reality)
When you’re learning how to swim
Just try and keep your head
Above water.
The mirror is melting 
Just like the clocks of a 
Salvador Dali
I can’t see my face anymore
I can only stare at the knots on the ceiling 
Tying into twisting depths
At the end of the pool
Opposite from where
I need to keep my big hips.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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