The idea that
there is a world of
moving creatures and contraptions
noises and whispers
below our feet
seeps the energy out of our legs
our cripple soap-washed legs
makes us feel weak
and vulnerable and dizzy.
Why?
If there's a world above us
we see it, we see it.
Birds flying, the atmosphere stretching
into a universe with no end.
It pushes us to explore
and to conquer
and to become better
and bigger.
But a world beneath elicits fear.
That with every step, we are glued to ground
That with every step, we might be snatched down
and get lost in the cracks.
©jln.
