From the Lifeguard Chair
The ocean breathes in and out.
Hear the voices, children shout.
Smell the salt spray and the lotion.
I taste the sweat of my devotion
as I watch from lifeguard chair.
The ocean scares children back to sand.
Lovers walk by hand in hand.
Sandpipers speed past on spindly legs.
An excited dogs sniffs and begs.
Teens venture out as they dare.
The ocean breathes out and in
while the sun warms up my skin.
Up and down the people scuttle
like hermit crabs all a-muddle.
Sea gulls scout for their fair share.
The ocean sounds like cars rushing by.
The sea gulls laugh with their harsh cry.
Under umbrellas, people look at phones.
Why didn’t they leave them at their homes?
There are other things at which to stare.
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