i’m simmering inwards .
satisfying work keeps the mind’s hands from idleness that so entreats foul play .
these thoughts come as a consequence of living .
they can’t be churned out as a result of constipated effort,
though i’ve tried .

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as a kid i spent a lot of time on the bottom of pools .
i’d lay there as long as i could,
   belly scraping the floor,
                   arms outstretched,
                          letting the chlorine sting my eyes .
only now do i realize that it was an affinity for feeling as low as humanly possible .