B&W Sea by: Jacob Leones, Digital Photo, 2019
The Surfer
His naked
Hands soft yet coarse
With long
Scars on their backs and
One chipped
Index nail.
His right
Scrubbing a sponge
On the long
Board while
His left
Keeping it stable.
The beach
A cinema;
The black
Carpet sands,
The ceiling of overcast
Clouds, someone
Turns the sprinklers on,
And the silver screen sea.
I ask if
He is finished.
He
Turns to me,
Looks up
Then down,
Faces the water
Again and says,
“Ten more minutes.”