Waiting to Inhale

I see only water all around. I need to breathe, yet there’s no panic.

Am I drowning? Go ahead and breathe. Amazingly, only air rushes in. Through my jumbled senses I hear my name. Looking up, I see your face.

“Are you OK?”

“Whoa, that is some SPICY salsa.”

Deborah Jones is a word game devotee who aims to get Wordle on the first try. She also plans to win the lottery.