as my goggles fog up all the different lights in the pool start to pinwheel and blur. above me the skies are a purple haze. somehow, the arena poles have a pinkish tint to them. underwater pool lamps cast a green and yellow. and. of course the water is a deep midnight blue. at the surface all the colors seem to meld together and swirl whenever anyone splashes. i cant hear anything much and i dont see the other swimmers either. also, im slow and cant make the times. so, im basically doing my own thing for two hours. so peaceful once i get past the roaring ache in my shoulders and arms. and get into a steady pattern of freestyle and feel nothing exept my breath as i do a flipturn. spin, and push off.
i feel as if im suspended in space. the universe spinning beneath me. the skies swirled above me. empty space stretched far and dimly illuminating dark shadows. near the surface that move silently.
when i swim i can escape.
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