(revised)
This is where
it begins to arc up
ward, then
at a certain point starts
its descent, although
its trajectory
isn’t yet complete, but
it could be in just
one or two
seconds, see!
Life
passes quickly. Fo
cus. Breathe
quietly while
counting to
a million. Feel it, the call
and response
of history’s flow. You are
a small
crouched animal, stomach
pressed against
dead leaves, eyes
wide open. A ground twig
snaps, you
leap up
run for your life