The dive

 The dive

Standing before you is a pool, glassy topped with tension and anticipation

It begs the question “will you dive in?” 

Energy vibrates through you, asking the same question

You dip a toe in, tiny ripples disrupt the still water

Warning signs flash in your brain, how can you indulge if it agitates the world around you?

Everyone tells you to get out before it’s too late but the pool itself urges you forward, you can’t turn back

Another step down, another step down, water lapping and engulfing you

Waist deep, feet grounded, you step forward again

Do you get out now and risk being drenched and noticeably shaken? 

You can’t go back, just to search for consumption in other things

Your feet lift and you push ahead, arms and legs and muscles treading roughly in uncharted waters

Will you drown? You want to do more than just float

*written April 2023