To Live in the Sea

A fish swims by,
purple with orange dots.
I wave. Hello!
He flaps his fins and speeds on.

Rays of sun through the water
lead me down, down, down.
To watch a starfish attach itself to a rock,
resting from the hard work of sand walking.

I, too, rest nearby,
shimmering tail curled neatly.
A breath.
Then another.

Until the next fish swims by,
yellow this time, with curious black rimmed eyes.
I follow up, through the next ray of sunshine,
breaking the surface on another day of freedom.

Word Count: 89
Written for the writing prompt: Imagine you have the ability to breathe underwater