The Pool Within, by KidLokSe
A "Moment in Time" poem
Alola!
Here is another one of my poems (see The Juice of Life in my previous post)!
The Pool Within by KidLokSe
Could the competitors please approach their respective lanes and stand behind the diving board?
The clocks reset to 00:00,
The crowd packed with flashing cameras,
Making his bare body feel barer,
The determined boy, his heart pounding like a drum,
Da dum, da dum
He walks up to the board,
And takes a deep breath in.
Swimmers ready!
With a hesitating step and a firm foot upward,
He looks upon the deep blue pool,
Like a sea of sparkling diamonds, winking and blinking,
Da dum, da dum
He could almost make out his reflection,
Before the ripples pull it away.
Take your mark…
Butterflies in his stomach,
Da dum, da dum
His whole body, a coiled spring,
Da dum, da dum
The feeling of keeling forward,
Da dum, da dum
Toes curled on the wet board,
A breath Da dum
Da dum in.
A breath Da dum
Da dum out.
Da dum.
Go!
