Friday, August 11, 2006

the juggler

by Karyn Huntting Peters

the juggler dances with air,
a finite number of futures
in his quickening circle

a thoughtless turn of the head
and one crashes to the ground,
shattered tomorrows
shards of days never to be lived
crushed under pointy-toed shoes
as he gathers what futures remain
and gingerly walks away




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