Cold water heals my restless body.
Only when my body gives way to the icy embrace does my mind become free.
The underwater world is deeply friendly and very calming.
I feel like dimming my overly sensitive body is a needed reprieve.
The movement of the water slows me down.
Real healing starts in calmness.
Keeping up with my body can be exhausting.
In water, not everything is a whizzing blur.
Deterring my body from rushing through life is the reason why I love swimming.
My name is Ethan and I'm nonspeaking. Having apraxia means my body doesn't always look like everyone else's. It doesn't mean I am not in here. Hard times have led me to always lean into the small beauties of the universe, such as poetry and music. My idea to create this collection of poems doesn't come easily. Written literally letter by painstaking letter, every word carefully crafted with a complex process to breach the silence. Poetry rises to this same occasion, to breach the silence of the harshness of today's world. Love will conquer all things to save people from this reality. To anyone reading this, you are special and my heart loves you so much. These are my poems for you.
