suspension

stone suspended midair

“potential energy” was the term
wanting to fall

a 9 ounce human heart pumping
3 millionths of a gram of adrenaline
can shake this body like a rag

i stole glances at her eyes, lips,
the curve of a cheekbone, of a smile, of
a potential energy

her mind a fire in my mind
energy circling mine
tempts motion to unfreeze in time

so my stone heart shivers
one millionth of a gram away
from a rockfall plunge into kinesis

i hold it up; it will not move
but potential is undeniable
wanting to fall

1/20/22