THE WAY IT IS OR NOT REALLY

both the way in and the way out
an escape from land or water
a hole in the wire

where everything passes through
no snags during passage
no thread or piece of cloth
to mark any second thoughts

no blood to indicate violence
or haste for an out of body experience
maybe you breathed in
to make sure of a way to go

or maybe it was a way in – to arrive
away from deep cold water
into light already graded for comfort