Confident

 

Fearless
and confident

she knows the moves

sees the steps
clearly in her mind

now running
she feels her stride

calms her mind

relaxes her body
just before elevation

envisions her landing

she’s done this

so at speed
gasping
she leaps

always
she leaps

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rob kistner © 2023

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Nor Love

 

I cannot look
at broken stair
where foot slipped
and ankle bent
as apple basket fell

no voice came
just a final gasp

those tender lips
will not know again
sweet fruit
nor breath

nor love

moonlight caresses
a lifeless form

blackness presses in

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rob kistner © 2023

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