By Olivia Burd

I forget how to swim, how to get out of the pool.

It feels like it's rapidly getting deeper.

I can't stand anywhere at this point.

It's a feeling I can't shake.

I miss the 3ft area, the easy part.

Walking, as easily as I walked around the park.

Standing never felt so relaxing.

I miss the kiddie pool, no possibility of drowning.

Protection all around me.

Smiles so bright they're blinding.

In the deep end, I feel like I'm drowning.

Swimming for my life.

Trying to get back to the surface.

Wanting to touch the ground.