Posts Tagged ‘Kelli Russell Agodon’

The second time I thought I died I was not swimming
I thought I was brave,
wore a modest bikini,
bared to surf with no skills
the ocean bade — it traded in
rip tides and undertow.
My twenty-sixth year
wanted a love I shouldn’t.
Sky warmed cool waves
Bobbed me past breakers.
Why not this one? – I glide.
Skid into a spin. Aha, ‘Maytagged.’
Sometimes [...]