Bathing Coda

I'm twisting the conventional meaning of CODA (Children Of Deaf Adults) here, and in doing so I mean no disrespect to anyone who identifies as such.

Bathing Coda

Raised to be my father

to see the other point of view: 

mother may I choose the other side? 

Raised not to bother 

beyond the valley where they slept,

one early morning I woke and told myself.

They ought to know

the secrets and meaning 

of something beyond pain relief.

They should’ve seen 

what was going on 

before I came along and learned to swim in it.

never did warn me, 

never did warn me, 

never did warn us all. 

I walked, I ran, I saw my reflection 

in the river that ran beside me. 

I danced and I sang when finally I stopped 

to catch my breath by the river that roiled. 

I looked and listened, knowing somehow

that the fish that swam in the river were running…

I watched time and place dissolve 

behind the fish as they whisked themselves away. 

never did warn me, 

never did warn me, 

never did warn us all. 

As we choke, 

send for escape!

Make it seem like we’ve been painters 

with the steadiest of hands. 

Reviews

[Sakshi]

i like your style of writing.
have read many poems till now, none in this format, pretty unique this is :)
Looking forward to read more from you!
Cheers!

[UnendingOceans]

Glad you dig it, man. More to come, for sure.