Poem dump

Underwater

I tiptoe along the tiles;

cool, smooth under

bare feet. To my back-

an exit. In front of me-

an expanse of blue.

I begin to climb skywards,

grasping at flickering lights,

when in a flash, my foot slips

and I fall.Catching myself,

I start to ascend once more.

At the top, I step forward.

Place one foot, the next.

Left, right, left, right.

No turning back.

Toes over the edge,

arms in the air,

jump.

My back curls, toes point,

and I am airborne;

a swallow swooping low, until

fingers make contact and

I am plunged into cold.

Not daring to open my eyes,

I hold my breath,

curl into a ball.

It is silent.

One eye opens, then the other.

Around me; streams of bubbles,

a brown halo of hair.

I unfold, weightlessly

kick upwards,

breathe the air once more,

gasping; a fish out of water,

surrounded by blue.