From X-Peri

bottoms

a line has two sides
as hand, as work, as beam
without which I have
no line to follow,
so i
stay
hoping for direction from words
thrown up as down,
as cursive on water where
i hope to stand
but do not.

in sinking i could ask
for help, but i am
curious about the
dark shapes moving
below me.

© William Allegrezza 2016