clicking, pulling against itself
like pulling yourself up on a wake-board
like a belly-flop stinging
your stomach red, like slapping
the soles of your feet on choppy water
like laying in the bottom of a jet boat
full throttle on a windy day
like pushing yourself underwater in a hot-tub
jets throbbing through your ears
and into your bones
like fixing the broken zipper of a wind-breaker
like ocean breath filling a sail
like a seagull stealing fish from your plate
like picking up a coin under water
with your teeth
like water pounding you awake


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