it is the last day of lifeguard class

don't look down, just dive right in

Oh my it is mighty high

mighty high indeed

looking down I saw  awash of blue

above me nothing but

sky... in a deeper hue

Right next to me is a little birdie blue

perplexed as I am at what to do

Dive right in he chirps away

we all must die, but not today.

Funny the high dive looks lower from the ground...

This is a picture of a day in my life.  Ready to get my lifeguard certificate, I had just to complete the high dive. I thought nothing of it  as we only needed to jump, not dive how bad could it possibly be? I walked out to the end of the board and it looked so much higher than I had accessed. I can't tell you my complete thought process, 11 year olds are not supposed to think in cuss words. But this I will tell you I turned and walked back down the ladder making everyone behind me step down and aside. Once on the ground the instructor said " perhaps next year!"...Suffice it to say I learned that day, that no matter how well you swim you will be judged only on how far you fall and further more being a lifeguard well....sucks! 

About this art:

size 11x14"

Media: mixed media a digitally enhanced oil painting

subject: high dive