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Swimming



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A freezing winter's morning and the bed is warm and calm
When another swimmer's dream is destroyed by an alarm.
"Just this one I'll let go," the thought is often there
But the thought is overrulled by a dedicated stare.
And the heart below the eyes holds a promisemade for keeping
So then a body hits the water while the world around is sleeping.
Then it's up and back, up and back while the other people snore
Until it's up and back a million times, then up and back once more.
That pool can be a lonely place and boring it would seem
You wonder why they stick it out, but then there is the dream.
Everyday it's up and back--a life of repetition
Everyday it's in that pool for little recognition.
The pressure to produce the goods can often be extreme
They might just call it curtains if it wasn't for that dream.