Away From The Deep Poem by RIC BASTASA

forget the deep
we have experienced what drowning is
the past is over
we begin again for something new
this wading
in the shallow waters
we bear witness to the whiteness
of our flat feet
we store some confidences
we throw unnecessary fears

sometimes
being a pig gives a nice feeling

how does it feel perhaps
to be a buffalo wallowing in the mud?

not thinking about what they think
not thinking about the
strict codes for tomorrow?

time's getting too short
the hands of time have been too cruel
let us take this moment
little pleasures that may last us for
another short lifetime

let 's swim, let's get muddy
let us be happy

forget how was breathing
when we were in the deep sinking