a small push in the right direction
spirals out of control without warning

freefalling is sudden
rapid temperature changes stun skin 
and spine stiffens despite u-shaped reaching
while lungs gasp for hidden fragments of oxygen hiding in thin air

when all you wanted was to touch the sun
just once
or once more

without will
without consciousness
without foresight or hindsight to hinder

the day’s extra light comforts the unsettled spirit
of it all
until next year