Splash

Splash
the chlorine
fills your
nostrils

Oh gawd
it's freezing
is the boiler on?
keep swimming

stop moaning
it's only 7 am
what do you
expect

Oh my word
that diving board
is high
aaahh! - splash

No, I'm not doing it
I'm not going onto
the tower
ten feet???

Whew, it's roasting
have you got the
suntan
slap it on my back

The old pool
now sits overgrown
the diving tower
without the plank

The blue
has turned to green
only the outlines
now remain

It's still
a playground
but now for
other creatures

Memories remain
soundlessly echoing
around the pool
for those that knew