Ladylike in a recreation pool,
I feel myself trying to do push-ups
And underwater crunches.
The water prunes me and shows
My true age. I'm sixty
And
Twelve years old.
Underwater and moist,
Wet and soft;
Tender, like a new born.
Swimming comes natural
To babies and dogs,
You and I had to be trained,
Taught how not to drown.
And we jump,
Lift our left
Leg up.
Torso tight,
Tight hold.
Tight grasp,
To tight breathe,
Breathing in,
Don't breathe in or
You'll sink.
My every day is like aqua-gym.
A.
