A/N: also written for an assignment: a "definition poem."

Chlorine

Chlorine is cleanliness,

A cool bath that dries the skin and

Creates blood-shot eyes.

Chlorine is young girls in too-tight

Racing suits and

Backstroke flags flapping in the wind and

Slippery starting blocks and

Plastic cerulean lane lines.

Most of all, chlorine is home,

A feeling of comfort and

Warmth and a

Scent as delectable as

Grandma's apple pies.