Under Water Poem by caleb harbach

Have you ever felt water
It feels as thick as molasses
yet slippery as ice


Sometimes it could be so cold
And sometimes it can be warm
The coldness can take your breathe away


Wondering how cold it is
What do the fish think?
What do we think?


To fish it feels like the fur of a chinchilla
like the cleanest tooth
but mostly like powder touching ash


At night it feels like
a cats tongue
and sandpaper running against your skin