In a culture that fetishsises youth, we are bombarded by references and synoptic tales of childhood. Looking into cinamatography that captures the pure essence of what its like to be young, I have noticed a trend; dramatic love scenes happen in swimming pools.
From The Graduate to Garden State and The Social Network to Romeo and Juliet, climatic moments of teen films are seen underwater.
It pondered me the question, why water? I like the concept of love and water being associated. Love is a consuming emotion, you can feel like your floating, and then you feel like your drowning.
Surrounded by someone and completely dissolved
a rapid tide gathered my moving waters
notions of free falling
and being utterly sea sick
let go and feel fully immersed
let go and feel fully immersed
once treading water to jumping in headfirst diving into everything and anything.
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