_Liminality_
for cc, with thanks and hubris
Straddling the fence, with or without a
saddle, more or less uncomfortable,
is this chosen or is this condition?
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Falling between two stools, kicking them both
clear, clearing some ground, sounding the impact Š
Suspension Š Terror Š Knowing the chasm
intimately as struggle not to fall Š
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Going round and round the revolving door,
refused arrival, refused departure Š
In but not of the world, the state, the home,
enemy or entertaining stranger,
is this chosen or is this condition?
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Adolescent Š In traffic or on the
central reservation, always at play Š
Sandcastle architect, ear to the ground,
loving the sound of the tide coming in Š
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Is this chosen or is this condition?
Meaning this or that or the other or
all of the above, none of the above Š
Leona Esther Medlin, 10/00
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