Breathing

I found myself a fish outside the bowl
So I grew legs to find a new one,
Lungs to tide me over,
And a brain to avoid the snakes.
Suddenly, I was a brand new creature,
Capable of great processes and feats,
But aware, always and achingly,
Of the distance between me
And water.

Feelings

You know what's a great feeling? Diving into water. What a rush. Plummeting head first to what your body tells you is certain doom, only to be caught at the last second in a cradle of cool weightlessness. Then time stands still for an endless moment between you and your next breath, and you jump out of the water to do it all again.