Emily Ruby

I stare down 30 feet and to my surprise 
My legs quiver and a shy tear falls from my eyes 
When off the board I fall with no time to be brave 
I understand no one will be present to make a heroic save 
Surely I have merged with the water now  
Wet am I not which physics would not allow 
Besides, this is how a normal human dies 
So how could my young body disobey life’s compromise?