Swim Meet 

Bang!  We hit the water.  Competing for the most significant prize the planet has to offer.  I’m quick out of the chute but the competition is intense.  My Father’s ecstatic, spurring me on.  My Mother’s, just do your best honey.  I am built for swimming.  Obsessively homing in on my goal. I kick kick kick like there’s no tomorrow.  The goal draws me in like a vortex.  Winner take all.  Losers, discarded during mopping up.  Almost there, I totally need to win.  Like Seabiscuit I come from behind.  I take the lead.  I win!  I’m totally spent and it feels great.  I am complete.  This is the pinnacle of my life.  My Father’s there.  My Mother’s there.  Sweet.