free skate

only one misdirection, a twist around away

i let the moment walk me to the edge,

hold the rail to guide,

perforate the path i blaze,

and keep command, grip the stands,

frozen captive in my gaze;

inconveniences that keep me breathing,

completely to be alive,

like stars conjoined to become real,

equal shine, my appeal magazined until my face was flattened,

famous hypertrophic daze,

where i’ll become something worth having,

anything to save;

but so detached have i been hanging lately,

swinging just to brace the fall,

rejecting the wind on my shoulders, eyes staring closed,

watching all the futures i’ve shut off;

and hardly can i count how many times larger than life it seems,

the blades dividing my shadow,

misted half across my snow machine,

and skating around the corners, cuts in my breaths i shortened,

stuttered, stepping, past infinity,

reaching first before i see the ground,

stealing balance, slipping my advances,

the cleanest way down.

acd