i have a real fear of heights
sometimes very pronounced
& sometimes it sits dormant
like a vague thought at
the back of the mind
it goes away in planes
where the distance of air
between craft & land
are abstractions

& are not scary
i test myself often
by going to the top floor
at work like tonite
see how long i can stand
in the little observation cube
over the whole city
laid out below lit up
like a box of m80s
explosives frozen
in the midst of com
busting & sound muffled
to a itty bitty teeny screech