Strange.

Someone who I never expected,
More like a dream,
He's been there many times before,
and I'm sure he'll appear there even more.

At one point it seemed as though,
I was only a stones throw
from falling off the diving board,
down to the ocean, washed up to shore.

I swift kick in the back,
And I'm diving down to
Crash to the water with
a ripple and a splash.

I begin to panic, mind running mad,
"How will I ever breathe?
O, God, this is so bad..."
I'm on the brink of giving heed.

When finally I do, I come to terms,
one long drag in, lungs overturn,
and comfort comes over me, strangely,
This is just air I am breathing.

I relax my legs, I let them down,
Right beneath my feet is solid ground.
I stand up straight to look around
and back with you is where I'm found.

-A