I Want…

…to go swimming. I want to splash around, make waves, dive off the diving board, and float around like a dead fish. I want to feel the water plugging up my ears. I want to play Marco Polo. I want to push someone else into the water. I want to do a handstand and then fall over. I want to dive to the bottom of the deep end and fetch the rock everyone else was so afraid to get.

It’s summer, and I want to go swimming.