Muted zipper of a wet suit moving notch by notch, all the way to the top Thin breathing space between man-made and flesh made possible through escaped air At the collar
A deep dive Cold plunge closing the gap Becoming skin As rubber flippers morph into webbed toes
Swimming into the deep blue
Body becomes wave underwater R i p p l i n g soft a life in oxygen measures Secured by gentle elongated dolphin kicks Brushing against Vibrational suspension, holding
A tick of the gauge Breaks the barrier against the current Moving Deeper Clear liquid gives way to black, blue sea deeper still Pressure of gravity p u s h i n g down on shoulder blades, a weighted blanket wrapped to s i n k me
let go…
Deep sleep swirls onto temples, eyes barely open start to c l o s e Heartbeat giving up control Slackens slowing Fingers release palms heavy Easing into a waif-like horizontal half orb floating past zero As a tether appears--pure silver thread catching light tied to limp wrists
let go…
Of this vision created He is of a past life crossing into the present
Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole 