just keep swimming

sometimes i wonder
why i swim
then i get into the water
and i remember why
it's about how i feel
it's about how i look
   or think i look
the water...
it's flowing
it's supportative
   but only if you constantly
pay attention to it's embrace
lose focus and you sink
or at least i do
under the water...
it's a different time
and a different space
no gravity
3-D
and you're lower on the food chain
unless you're in a swimming pool
 
sometimes i wonder why i coach
to share my love of the water world?
to help people improve their technical skills
and while doing so,
   maybe learn a bit about themselves?
what's the point of winning a race?
i think the answer is
very individual
and can change from moment to moment
i rarely race
but when i do
it's usually as a way of saying thank you
to the kids who have worked hard swimming with me
 
sometimes i wonder
why i swim
once i'm in the water
i feel fine
it's getting there that's the hard part
but if i don't think about it
and just do it
i find i have
no regrets
in the moment
...of course
sometimes lying in bed afterwards with stiff muscles
i realize
that stretching is a good thing
:P