“Like the pool.”
John walked to the edge of the pool. The water was still now, smooth as glass, reflecting the first stars. He thought about the word foreclosure . He thought about the word liquidity . He thought about the word person , which was his last name and also his condition—the state of being a single, fragile thing in a world that did not care about fragility. john persons pool party
He took a breath.
That drowning and swimming are the same motion, repeated. That the only difference is whether you believe you’ll reach the other side. “Like the pool