abyssia

it slips
the mind goes
and what there is
what there was
what is left?
slip, slippery, slick
welcoming
warm
hi!
come here now
be here now
nowhere
it slips
spinning
sliding
child dancing in the grass
barefoot in yellow
yellow stings
you've hurt my nest!
watch as the poison pumps in
it slips
lean back in the swing
legs pump
higher
higher
fly!
whistle blows
back to earth
it slips
a bird
robin
dead
perfect, lifeless
where is she?
dig a hole
it slips
hands press hips
lips mingle
tongues probe
hands, a million hands
it slips
crimson maple leaves
drop, drop, drip
swish of the rake
a feather
who left this?
it slips
the mind spins
dodge ball
multiplication tables
learn to float
patten leather shoes
mud fort
buttercups
it slips
joints ache
sounds are distant
skin like paper
memories
speak or be lost
it slips
the back arches
opening
receiving
creating
a mind, a new mind
it slips