#187 Kevin Brophy 'Swimmers'

#187 ‘Swimmers’

so we swam

across and back again

in under the rock

until warm droplets

came down on us

so we put our hands up

against the rock

and found it warm

to touch

the water fizzing

with droplets

our legs kicking

as we moved away

weightless as astronauts

who long

to discard

everything

that protects them

and finally touch

this universe

before disappearing