Down to the bottom of the lake
Searching now
For something that will take you
All the way
All the way down
Hold your breath
The last one you will take
Leaving the surface
You break through
The current moving you
All the way down
You will not breathe
Until you come back
The water is cold and black
But there is treasure to be found
From the last one who tried
And drowned
You are in the quiet now
No sound but your own heart
Lift your eyes
What a long way back to grace
You will need
To surface
To face the inerasable fear
The last one
That is immeasurable in this space
Bigger than you are
But you are
Still moving for its treasure
So do not breathe
Until you can
Dig through the darkness
Through the sand
Until there is treasure
In your hand
You know the cost
Of what is lost and found
You are through the silence now
The only sound is your heart
Beating you back
To the surface
And to land
By Julie Flanders
Photo by Christopher Campbell
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