finding atlantis

the water is sweet,
calm.
her only friend.

she lets herself sink
falling slowly
into unknown worlds

breathing is unnecessary,
oxygen irrelavant
as the water wraps her

time stretches endlessly
one moment is forever
she is at peace

as her toes brush the bottom
she begins to notice
the burning in her lungs

muscles coil like springs,
she pushes off, rockets upwards
trailing bubbles to the surface

someday she will go
under
and stay forever