I try to be
a gymnast with relationships
not being injured by
flying brass rings
and leaps a challenge
to cover.
I try to be a gymnast
with relationships
not being rattled
by loud announcer’s voice
or my own weak stomach
and sweaty hands.
I try and be a smooth gymnast
with relationships but
sometimes I fall
and am crushed
to simply a heap of crumbled
rubbish on the bottom.
I try to be a gymnast
with relationships
but
do not always succeed.