Second day

Day 2 of poetry month... the prompt is 'outsider'... here is my quicky (I like quickies - haha)

Preparation

this warm-blooded mammal must squeeze into
a neoprene suit, too fat to sink, add weights,
balance her ups and downs with buoyant vest,
spit in her mask, slip on fake fins,
shoulder a tank of air – carefully regulated,
then – jump into their world, sink
and swim