Vertigo

 

It’s always so much farther

down than up

and I

constantly

fight the urge to

throw myself

off the edge,

into their beds,

or into

nude,

all you can

eat

nonstop

erotic cabarets.

 

Face first –

always –

not head first…

I always lead with my lips

and

my brain

eventually follows.

 

But

it’s just always

so much farther

down than up

And the

height

makes me dizzy;

but I lead with

my

heart and

I never hit the ground.

(c) R. L. Elke 2016