Sage Tischer The Speed With Which You Jump Into The Water

The Speed with which You Jump Into the Water

by Sage Tischer

I fell in the water I’m drowning as we speak

How quick will you jump in If it’s to save me?

I morph into your mother Does that speed up the rate?

Or if I’m your brother Help. Before it’s too late

How fast if I’m your neighbor Down the street?

What if I’m a man You never did meet

What makes their life more valuable than mine?

How could you compare Something so divine?

But there was a different pace Each time you looked At a waterlogged face

To live in a world where saving another isn’t a bother Increase the speed with which you jump into the water.

Sage is a junior studying Elementary Education. She has a passion for educating children, nature, and for writing. On an average day you can find her reading a book and writing poems that she hopes she can publish as a book one day.

Luka Hidley is a graduating senior getting a degree in Youth Studies with a focus in Sociology, fearing the day they must finally abide to professional dress codes. Their future plans include surviving the global pandemic, going to grad school, and becoming an advocate for transgender youth.