I’m not sure this is the correct way to learn how to swim but
by Zoe Davis
I watch as they throw babies
Into swimming pools on Facebook reels
How quickly they turn
And bob
Cork bodies
Buoyant youth determined
Bald-pated grizzle
It’s for their own good
That they learn
To float
To stargaze
The sky is just a different mobile
Placid water cot
Love has built walls around
They giggle
Swim back to the arms
That threw them in.
Zoe Davis is an emerging writer from Sheffield, England. A quality engineer in advanced manufacturing by day, she spends her evenings and weekends writing poetry and prose, and especially enjoys exploring the interaction between the fantastical and the mundane, with a deeply personal edge to her work. You can find her words both published and forthcoming in publications such as: Acropolis Journal, Strix, Illumen Magazine, Full House Literary and Broken Antler. You can also follow her on X @MeanerHarker where she’s always happy to have a virtual coffee and a chat.