I stand on one toe

Face submerged

 Moving with the currents

One toe acting as an anchor

Holding my breath

 Eyes wide open

Watching a different world

Taking a moment

  Trying not to drift

Achieving momentary balance

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I remember doing exactly this, having grown up at a very large lake & the water wasn't too clear, so you couldn't see the bottom, just feeling around with a toe, not wanting to become too mired in the mud. To me, it's a mark of brilliance to capture some basic thing like this, something many relate to, & then laying it out there as an allegory to send the reader's mind on a reverie of finding one's own meaning in your words (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Jon Roggie]

Most of us have a memory like this. Nice to remind them.
Big hug back to you.
Jon

[Lorry]

This took me back to when I was a kid, afraid of swimming pools, which I still am, being blackmailed into it with a scuba mask. The calmess of the pool was mesmerizing, so I can only imagine how amazing the view you speak of was, but it brought a little of that childish memory come flooding back to me.
Excellent write.

[Jon Roggie]

You have to understand, I was raised in rivers, with occasional trips to the ocean. Lack of attention, and you could be carried away. Still, at times, you felt at peace.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i remember so many times when swimming in the oceans and lakes doing this.

and i like the parallel idea of standing on one toe in life....trying to keep balance----not easy to achieve...often we end up doing the dead man's float.

[Jon Roggie]

It takes focus.
Easier to explain in the water.