deep water is safest
note to self
your sailor friend vowed
deep water is safest—
illogical for a landlocked
midwestern girl who
yearns to cling to shore
all that’s uncharted in
the salty abyss makes you
uneasy—bottom feeders
things with pincers
tails that sting
giants with razor teeth—
you quiver at the thought
of who is gliding under you
but what about trust?
2022 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.
the heart of the matter 
this is good Skye. It reminds me of what someone once told me…”it doesn’t matter how deep it is, you only swim on the top.”
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Great quote! Thanks.
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