Slip or Slide

I am in very thin ice

If I move an inch

I will slip and fall

So I stay steady

Don’t take the risk

Of sliding down

My foot goes numb

Afraid to move

The precipice is high

I cautiously look down

It’s a very long way

Nothing to break my fall

Then the wind comes,

Fiercely blowing

And threatening me

But I don’t budge

The wind can’t get me

I am strong and determined

I will ride this out

I will hold on tight

And wait this out

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2015