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Acrophobia

Bekah Steimel

My fear of heights
has kept me off the highroad
and middle ground
is not my style
the scum of the earth
is always stuck to my shoes
just another addict
to look down on
from the safety of elevation
but I know how to rise
without the luxury of wings
and I know how to crash
without the safety of landing gear
so today you hover and shine
while my filthy habit
gets me messier still
but we all end up
under six feet of dirt

 

First appeared in Thirteen Myna Birds, 2014

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