A Second Away
tripping
stumbling
forgetting how to fall
head up
back straight
staring at your
feet
disbelieving
the image staining your eye
lids
this is con
fusing
tumbling not striking
pavement
hardwood
concrete
the
bottom
hovering
just above the conclusion
knowing what the result
should
be
but the inevitable
is not
inevitable
the perception
blurred
by the trauma of the
fall
Copyright © Justin Presson | Year Posted 2008
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