Dizzy from the inbetweens
in between this and now
in between the ages
in between the sunshine and the clouds…
Heat exhausted and heavy with digestion
I hypnotise my limbs into action…
Moments away things will start blowing beneath my skirt
the lips of batik designs will falter my step
as I gain momentum in new found territories…
Time closes in on me like a comforting capsule.
As my grandmothers mind drifts into the depths of her history
Mine soars ahead.
Hurtling at speeds that make my heart falter
and my hands wary…
Floundering in front of me like lost jellyfish
in pre-storm waves.
Hoping to break the fall that feels inevitable at this speed.
I imagine the scent of crushed metal
as I eject the seatbelt
and allow a false confidence to determine my fate
I take calcium daily in hope it will strengthen my bones
and brace me for the descending future
that blinds my logic and lightens my heart…
I have stepped off
but not blind folded
My periphery vision is on full alert
as I await the moment I take flight
and accept the consequence of being wrapped around a tree…
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