A Decision of Waters

The small round pool in your backyard calls for you. You go to it and invest all your time. You dip your toes in and it feels right. It feels right, but you realize the pool is barely large enough for the water to completely cover you. You spend all your energy on this pool. You made this pool.

You imagine a lake. It is peaceful and serene and utterly breathtaking to you. It satisfies you in ways your small pool could not. You leave the pool, visiting it still. You go to your lake and bask in the clear fresh water even though your boring chlorine calls for you. Your pool tells you he loves…