Weight

Weight

Weight
Of head on shoulders,
Body on thighs
Borne on bent knees,
Pressing down,on broad archness feet
Rooting me, to solid ground,
Upright,
But only just,

Gravity has a hold on me
Drawing the water I drink down
The labored breath to lungs
And belly
My eye lids and
Weary head
Drooping

A puppeteer
Would have hard work of me
Tonight.
There is no lightening
With night and sleep.

If I dream
It will be of roots,
Thick, gnarled trunks
Squat boulders
And animals with short legs,
Low bellied
Thick
Loud breathing
And strong

Another day
I will walk more lightly
Another night
I will have dreams of
Delicate flowers,
Slender trees
And jewel-winged birds.
But tonight
I am earth bound
Solid, bearing down
Weight