the floor jumps out
from under me
every time one word is
not right
and it makes me realize
how much we
are tiptoe teetering
on the boundary
of like and confused
and how far your
stomach drops
when you feel
you've given too much
a misrepresentation
to lead someone on
to hide beneath the surface
sticking your fingers through
to light so that the air and
water switch
how frightening it will all become
without balance