Suspended above ground
Without moving
In any particular direction
Stable but going nowhere
Waiting for friend gravity
To lift or push or pull
Perennial, stationary
Trajectory undisturbed
Twisting, spinning all around
Dizzy, gasping, clawing
For anything to make it stop
Drowning in air
Answers evade me so
I’m stuck hanging on this thread
Dangling high
Trying not to bounce
All because I’ve no control
Can’t move along alone
Hindered by a lack of trust
Stuck in your stare
Now I’m stone, weighted down
I neither float nor touch the ground
My cries are small and go unheard
In isolation…hovering
by Susan Smoter
September 26, 2023