Sweaty palms
Peering at water so far below
Fear stops my breath.
All nerves tingle with warnings of danger.
Do I dare?
With a huge breath, I L E A P…
Certain of death, I plunge
DOWN
DOWN
DOWN
Greeted by a cold blanket of stillness
My momentum slows
Stops
I bobb up to the surface
Shouts of victory
Fill the air