Fibonacci Sequence no. 2 (Xeno’s Swim)

He

reaches

the halfway

point, of the

swim, of the stroke, of

the pool, of his life, and he turns

at that point, and the turn
has a halfway point, too, when his

whole body flips underwater
and legs spring overhead, feet tuck
under to touch hips shift and arms spiral
torso around

back to front and push off from
wall, breath blown out through water
breaking surface and toes tingle to kick as

stroke continues the motion forward,
away from the halfway point into the rest

of his life, with joy and force he

releases his breath on the

left side, now

on the

right,

now