I ask Alex if I can come for a swim
He and Annie live right on the water
I ought to keep working, he said
Head full of worries, of deadlines
‘Fine,’ I said
‘It might be our last chance, though’
‘Fuck it,’ he said
‘Come over, we’ll go’
And so we go
Into water under October sun’s glow
Do you see how the water reflects the light
How the ocean disappears over the horizon and sight
My shoulders came apart and away from my jaw
I shivered at a thought colder than this cold
Imagine we just answered emails until we got old