art of a line (aligned)
weight
balanced against gravity
then               
whether clamber-for-footing or collapse-all-at-once 
(stunning moment)
the fall

uprightness?
weight of opposites of equal gravity?
freedom / duty?        

but always
inevitable
fall 
to one side or the other

it seems inescapable
no one corrects the mistake
although injuries are incurred

I
always wake in its thrall
never with its power dispersed
never dream
the release
of the fall
could be more than
either / or

have not escaped
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YET 

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Poem and image by Jo Mariner