16.
i tell my son we need to get out of the pool
but, of course, he wants to stay
as i crawl along the shallow water to the exit
i feel his tiny but strong hand grip my ankle
and i let him begin to move my large body backwards
i see time flash through the blur
as if i am getting younger
the deeper he pulls me
after he has transported me all the way back
to the barrier between earth and ether
i stand up and look surprised
i am five again with him
a brother or a grinning father
it is impossible to tell
and we dart and splash and dive
in the eternal light
when it is time for me to go
hopefully many years from now
i will tell him i must go alone
that he will not be able to pull me back
but share this with your children, son
be young with them in this grand sparkling pool
for the time you have
which is forever
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