birth
wet warmth
pooling
on my skin
and darkness
cradling
my body
sometimes
I feel
gentle
quivers
vibrating
the fluid
around me
and it
always
feels
familiar
somewhere
over my head
there is
a solid
thumping
and I like it
because it's
always
there
my chest rises
and falls
rhythmically
repeatedly
and sometimes
I stretch
my arms
and my hands
clench
and my legs
kick
like clockwork
I practice
these
motions
but I don't
know why
if I had
to say
it's almost
as if
my body is
preparing
for something
I thought
this world
was everything
and forever
but now
I feel like
I am
waiting
for the
end
or maybe
a beginning?
suddenly
the darkness
jolts
violently
and an intense
pressure
clamps down
on me
it lasts
so long
that I wonder
if this is
it
but then it
ends
as suddenly
as it began
and bright light
and loud sound
scrape
on my senses
the warm
dark
is gone
my lungs
fill
with air
and it feels so
strange
and cold
and I
hate it
here
but then
my body
is wrapped
in
soft heat
and a gentle
sound
echoes
familiarly
above my head
"hi lovely
I've been
waiting
for you"
below
my cheek
I feel
the same
steady
thumping
that I always
knew
and it
lulls me
to sleep
like it did
so many times
before