Alexandra Poremba

Willowwind School
Grade 6
Just Keep Swimming
I fade out of my dream, coming into reality
I grip the edge of the block with my toes
I wish I could sleep in more
I hear a beep
I stretch my arms and legs
I jump off the block, wooshing through the air
I open my eyes
I dive into the water
I climb down the ladder of my bunk bed
I feel my arms cut through the water
I get dresed
I do my streamline
I eat breakfast
I feel the cool water on my arms
I get in the car
I feel my body reach the top of the water
I enter school
I start my strokes
I feel busy, writing poems for Authors Coca
My ears are filled with the sound of splashing
I get tired
I gasp for breath
I talk with friends
I focus on my technique
I eat lunch, a turkey sandwich, as usual
I push the water behind me
I make it through the afternoon
I tell myself I'm almost halfway there
I walk up the stairs
I do my flipturn
I drag my rolling backpack across the floor
I feel my feet grip the wall as I push off
I walk to drama club
I count my dolphin kicks
I start drama club
I start my strokes
I use my creativity to act out the scenes
I use my creativity to distract myself from the burning feeling in my arms
I go home
I push the water behind me
I eat dinner
I can see the cross on the wall, I am almost there
I read in bed
I go fast towards the end
I go to sleep
I rest my arms on the edge, my coach says to do another 50
I wake up
I push off the wall