jumping off the high dive

the diving

board

was nerve wracking

at the public pool.

there you were

up ten feet

in the air, over the water,

trying to decide

which dive

you will

do to impress the crowd

and your new

girlfriend, Lilly,

that are watching

you.

the lifeguard

is blowing his whistle,

telling

you to jump,

or get off the board.

what's it going to be?

the cannon ball,

the can opener,

maybe a flip, or a belly

flop,

or just feet first while

you hold

your nose?