Jumping off the concrete ledge
head first, down
without goggles this time
When I got there,
I saw the others
sitting cross-legged
with a finger to
their lips
imploring me
not to make a sound
or people would start
looking
the chlorine
ironically
preserved them
quite well;
some
had been there for
decades
still dialing rotary phones
and trying to solve
broken Rubik's cubes
in a junkyard
of stuff
just under the surface,
soggy and preserved,
people
who couldn't decay
and now me
too
hiding just
under
the surface
head first, down
without goggles this time
When I got there,
I saw the others
sitting cross-legged
with a finger to
their lips
imploring me
not to make a sound
or people would start
looking
the chlorine
ironically
preserved them
quite well;
some
had been there for
decades
still dialing rotary phones
and trying to solve
broken Rubik's cubes
in a junkyard
of stuff
just under the surface,
soggy and preserved,
people
who couldn't decay
and now me
too
hiding just
under
the surface
