Deep End

While I was in New Orleans, I went swimming in the heated outdoor pool. Later that day, I wrote this ...

DEEP END

Bottomless
There's only this slight turquoise shade spread before me
The warmth covers me
Drifting and nudging
Slight waves
This oasis from hustle and bustle
Business suits cast aside
"Marco" and "Polo" cry out from the kiddie pool beside me
Isolated, they are still happy
And, as the wind blows around me, I'm content
Slightly beyond control
I'm floating and alive
This pool feels bottomless
And I could stay forever
Crossing from wall to wall
Endlessly