Thirsting for Air

"...I float like the petals that fall from your hair...."

Thirsting for Air

Sun shining down
through the water,
making me feel like
I’m not so far down -
but I can feel the
heavy weight of air
in my clothes and
in my hair, 
pulling me back, and up
to the surface where
I float like the petals
that fall from your hair.

Then you pull me 
from the water and stand, 
watching curiously, as I
lie gasping on the sand.

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