The Pool

Into the pool the people go:
Young and old, fast and slow;
Thin and fat, fatter yet –
In one second, dripping wet.

Splashing, paddling and kicking,
Hair to foreheads weirdly sticking.
Stroking, breathing, swimming laps –
Stay in lane – avoid stray taps.

Dunking, bouncing, water treading;
Screams of kids cause headache-getting.
Lifeguards’ warnings whistle loudly;
Divers show off dives so proudly.

Everybody, hit the pool!
Stay outside and feel the fool.
I, though, choose to lounge and read;
Maybe I’m a fool indeed.

If, perhaps, you wonder why –
Simply put, I’m happy dry!