[I.]
Exhale.
Tiny droplets of chlorinated water expel into the air.
They linger, then fall.
Shoulders, arms, hands.
Tense.
Muscles contracting, fluid motion cuts through surface tension.
Thighs, calves, feet.
Taunt.
Rhythmically beating in a perfectly synchronized pattern.
Head turning.
Cheek breaking the water.
Exhale.
[[II.]]
Inhale.
Tiny dropletsof salt water expel from watery eyes.
They linger, then fall.
Fists. Clenched.
Open, then closed.
Muscles tight, strung with tension.
Heart.
Cardiac muscles rhythmically beating in a frantically throbbing pattern.
Head turning.
Cheek, covered in salty trails.
Inhale.
