Balance



on tippy toe
on balance beam
turn, touch, graceful perfection
lift, turn, amazing strength
alone on the beam
wobbling slightly as gravity fights
tugging closer to earth
falling in slow motion
the balance impossible to maintain

a woman on tippy toe
on balance beam
weight pulls to the left
where grace begins
to the right
where strength and independence reign
wobbling as the world tries to put her in her place
a place she doesn?t belong
falling in slow motion
impossible to maintain

2005
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