i swam out beyond the buoys
and kept swimming
i closed my eyes so i would not see
the shore slipping away from view
and though my arms burned
and though i knew you were long out of reach
i kept swimming
i had stood on the shore for far too long
i had rested my feet on the safety of the sand
i had watched the sun rising and falling
i had wrapped myself in the comfort of stability
and then
i just began
to swim
— Clio 04.06.21
