long distance swimmer
you abandon your vessel without taking a breath
transforming as you slip in to the bottle glass
you become a many armed goddess
a mythical sea creature
fins flashing gold in the water
you lift mirrors and little trays of offerings
a bird flies from your hand
you watch unconcerned as your boat melts in to the horizon
you don't think of drinking water and life preservers
instead you look to the other solitary sailors
dotting the water like tiny floating candles
they are curled up in the bows, clutching their buoys
you circle and sing your songs
fearless
yet knowing that you too may drown
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