still

that girl
walking
so carefully
each step
heel to toe to
heel to toe
right down the middle
keep it in the middle
that girl
on the wire

she’s not gonna make it
that wobble
that jangle
that back and that forth
that unimaginable
lack
of balance

why is she doing this
why is she all the way
up there
where does it go
what is she trying to
get to
what if she
falls
back down to earth

what made her think
who does she think
why in the world
what has gotten into
that girl on the wire

still

precociously
keeping it in the middle
precariously
stepping that heel to
toe to heel to toe to
right
straight
down
the fricken
middle

on that wire