i plunge. i pull the glass up to my face feeling my lips hit first. the warmth is instantaneous as it rapidly goes through my face, my torso, my legs. i feel numbed by it, and therefore i feel good.
i squeeze my eyes shut once i'm under and imagine the light still lingering at the surface. I drift farther and farther until it is nothing but a hazed allusion to the world outside. i let my body sink and i forget to breathe. but, i tell myself that i can last. i get past all the levels imagining that i can see the varying gradient of my blues. but i know it's in my head.



































