learning to swim

for many

years

we wrestle with what's to be,

what to do,

who we are,

what the future

holds,

or doesn't.

we rearrange

the deck chairs,

we patch

holes,

we learn how to swim

in case.

and then at last

we float

upon our backs,

or earnings

if some remain,

the sun

before us,

setting strangely

warm

and fast.