I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD

Floating upside down

in my private ocean

in a translucent body bag

all my needs were met.

Though my knees

were crammed against

my belly, I enjoyed

slow-motion somersaults

like the Apollo 7 astronauts.

I kept my ears pressed against

bloody walls, to find out

what could be next:

Once expelled,

I flapped around like a fish

out of water.

I never recovered.