Waimea Rock

 

I trek up the rocks

in my quicksilver board shorts.

 

my hair billowing in the wind

as I await my turn

to jump off Waimea rock

into the crashing waves below.

 

When my turn comes

I feel a knot in my stomach

I look down and I turn my back wanting to go to

but I am forced back by the crowd

so I take a deep breath and jump.

 

It took forever to reach the bottom

and I left my stomach somewhere at the top

I hit the rocky sand and suddenly was engulfed

By the crashing waves.

 

Salty water filled my nose

leaving me with a salty after taste

and I finally reach the surface

after kicking off the bottom

and take a breath of fresh air.

 

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