a one piece with halter

hot pink, faded

ruched, pronounced “roo-shed”

hi-cut, my left cheek keeps peeking out

maybe it’s uneven

like my eyes, my ears

elementary backstroke, the rescue stroke

with my hands flat, fingers together

i move them up my midline

when the meaty heel of my hand

sweeps over the dome of my breast

i move my hands, still flat, fingers together

out to shoulder height

turn the hands 90 degrees

pull them to my sides

legs snap together

glide