Water

Water is my escape,
from my problems,
from my responsibilities,
from my list of things to do.
Swimming sends me to my own world
away from my normal life.
Feeling the rush of the water
hitting my face as I swim,
across the lanes
only turning my head for air.
When I’m swimming
all the fears, all the mistakes disappear
into the depths of the pool
and visions of my future
of where I want to be
rush into my mind
until I have to leave
the pool is holding a place
for my thoughts of the future
Within seconds of getting out of the pool
reality snaps back.
Only returning the next
time I go swimming