We were so fortunate to get out to the reef for a snorkel. I succumbed to the phrases that kept rolling through my head during our adventure ("unreasonable blues" "freefall of trust" "humans haul out" "a smile gifted back to the giver") and wrote a quick poem.
bodies sausaged into neoprene,
zippered spine traces human spine
unreasonable blues
in an ocean meant for everyone but us
my smile given back to me in sunglass lenses
perched over other smiles
ocean spray christens us
as we grip metal poles and perch on skinny benches
freefall of trust into cold clear waters
kupukas of coral rest stoically,
impervious to our praise
breathing calms
limbs stretch
pulses slow
life deepens
humans haul out onto shiny metal ledges
the giant ulua travels past,
unimpeded, unimpressed
my smile is given back to me by the caress of the wind,
the warmth of the sun,
the silence of my friends
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