Fish Out of Water

The Mystery
is what you
dip your
pen in,
or your
dancing shoes,
or your
guitar pick.

Or you drink
from it
before getting
on stage or
behind the
microphone.

Or maybe
it’s like
walking into
the ocean.

At first you
just get in
up to your knees,
then your waist,
then you
plunge.

Lately I’m
wondering
if it’s
possible to
grow gills
and fins
and a tail
and
live in it.

(Photo by Pyvovarova Yevheniia; UnSplash)