I Never Told You
by JB

(c)2000

 

I work out in the ocean 45 minutes everyday
A quarter mile up and down the beach

Rarely do I actually swim
Pulling myself through the water with the long overhand strokes of the crawl

I use a kickboard
I wade into the water
Feeling that tension between the wet and the dry
The dry skin puckers into goose bumps.
I lean forward and am slowly immersed in warmth

Arms straight out, hands holding the board
Face in the water staring at the sand

Breathing deeply through a snorkel
I push off the bottom and glide forward
My toes lift, catch air and drive it deep into the water
Shattering it into a swirl of bubbles

I don°t do the flutter kick.
I do the butterfly
I grip the kickboard tightly
My feet pound the water together
My body flexes up and down in a sinuous, rolling motion
Driven by my hips which thrust deeper and deeper, faster and faster

As I propel myself through the water
20 minutes down the beach 20 minutes back

A pool would never do.
I°d have to stop too often
Break my concentration and turn around

You see, I°m not just swimming
In my mind, I°m making love to you.

 

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