Dilatation

 

Foto: Geert van der Wijk

(1) Underwater

liquid darkness seals off my skin

eyes closed, I cannot see

eyes open, I cannot see

my chest heaving with every wave

in and out and in and

can’t get out

as if I were hanging in the water from my own hair

gently swaying

in and out and in and

the pressure of the sea too strong

can’t resist, can’t stand up, can’t oppose

must go along, be carried, float away

drifting out of sight

Cut!