"I'm not going to jump, Neptune. Don't try to convince me"
"Just once," I said, "You're gonna love it"
"No, for gods..."
"Do it for me", and he crossed his arms in denial.
"I don't like water"
"You're gonna see..."
And I just jumped off the cliff.
To the dark blue sea under us.
"Neptune!" I heard him say.
And I could have sworn that he jumped right behind me.
I got in the water and swam to the surface.
And he was looking for me desperately.
"I knew you were gonna jump"
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Neptune
Poetry"My mother called me Neptune, after the roman god of the sea. She had no idea..." 63 in Poetry on September 27th 2015.
