Heart pumping, legs kicking, arms aching
Gliding forward toward the wall
Touch, turn, splash, push
Breath gasping, lungs straining, surface breaking
Just a little further, a little harder, a little faster
An inch stretches to a foot
Pull, push, flutter, turn
Each lap the distance increases
The final stretch is reached and that last desperate lunge
Arms are numb, lungs threaten to burst, mind blurs
But it is too late to prevent defeat
The distance is too great to overcome
Growing greater with each passing second
It wins in the end and sweeps victory out of reach
Head rests against the wall
Chest heaves, forcing air into empty lungs
Mind spins, fighting dizziness and exhaustion
Falling behind, out of sight, out of mind
Once again, forgotten in the forward rush
Lost in the swift swim to the finish
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