Downstream

tree-lined walkway on my
right, ahead a single chimney
rising up over a small park
with bushes like giant
bunches of broccoli, on my
left the sun bounces off the
reflective windows of shiny
office blocks. I want to take
in this city swim experience,
to lie and float and think
about things, but I have to
keep an eye out for everyone
else. A woman is doing a
strong backstroke seriously