First Swim

I run through the water trudging along

The cold water brisk against my toes

“Hurry up,” says the little voice in my head

 She’s getting ahead of me. GO! GO!

The chill goes op along my spine

I come up from the water and shake it off

“Not so bad,” I say calmly to my chicken like sister

And she dives off ahead as I follow along behind her,

My board dragging behind me

I search for a wave

On the board I feel a bit unbalanced

As I swirl through the ocean

I look beside me

And there’s my sister

Not so chicken like anymore

Riding right beside me

We laugh until we are stopped by the rocky sand

“Again?” she says

I don’t say anything but she knows I agree

And we walk to our home

The ocean.