free dive
the sun shimmers above
through the waves above my head
depth meter: twenty meters
just getting started
i grip the guide rope
and pull up with just enough
energy to send me further down
the sea is very still
depth meter: forty meters
i had a good pre-dive breath
i feel good, all is going like clockwork
depth meter: sixty meters
it is getting darker above
and the fish seems puzzled
at my presence
depth meter: eighty meters
i can no longer see much
must rely on the carabiner
to keep me near the guide rope
moving faster now
depth meter: one-hundred ten meters
keeping rib case expanded
plenty of air, plenty of air
depth meter: one-hundred twenty meters
very cold now, muscle endurance
still good
depth meter: one-hundred fifty meters
no fish here
no light
only me and this purgatory
depth meter: one-hundred seventy meters
may not be enough air
panic
depth meter: one-hundred eighty meters
there is no up anymore
or down
no me
only the dark
the cold
depth meter: one-hunny nine meter?
pain
shark bit me
no, cramp,
big cramp
depth meter: tow-hunny meeber up
no, down too much down
up, need up
need breathe
need mommy
angel arm
help
angel mommy
lift me
weigh nothing
depth meter: two-hundred sixty meters
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Stunningly crafted piece.
Thank you, Coleman. You are very kind.
This is beautifully done. The descent into the higher levels of gibberish at lower depths was lovely.
Thank you so much, Manny.