Swimming

the knife
slicing through
leaving 
no wound
paddling
pushing
pulling
in rhythm
and tune
unrelenting
smooth 
steady
strokes 
pounding
kicks
hard 
fast
roiling
boiling
churning
yearning
shooting high
floating 
flailing 
freely
back
into itself
again
and
again
and...
...
... ...
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