popsadie
Acrobat
backwards
gaining speed
feet flail
arms extend
fingers clench
grasp nothing
gravity wins
shards of ocean
slice through skin
gaining speed
feet flail
she watches
his fists dislodge
the oxygen mask
his fists dislodge
the oxygen mask
arms extend
fingers clench
grasp nothing
she listens
his inhale exhale
gasps, grabs
his inhale exhale
gasps, grabs
shards of ocean
slice through skin
she listens
but hears only
silence.
but hears only
silence.