Sun-Bathing/Ash Golownia

          the sun rays
          my back
                            the water
on the dock

          glitters

          bake 
i stretch out
it hurries
                           waving at me

a mallard duck
          neck long and emerald green
          to its family

cries out 

          wait up

it yells
i can hear

          something
          in the cool waters
          the siren’s song
          her voice
          like milk chocolate

         deeper
         harder
                        sweet 
         melting
         hotter
inviting
          dark blue and dripping

i listen
i start
          to hum along
          she sticks out
extends
          still singing 

          the sun
                         the crisp water
one hand
                         her sweet song
          her invitation 

i accept 

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Ash Golownia is a first-year student studying English with a concentration in creative writing. In addition to poetry, they enjoy writing fiction as a way to express their thoughts and emotions. When not writing, Ash can be found reading, playing games, and crying over spilled milk.