Emily, The Tightrope Walker

Emily
walks with rotting feet

turned out
old
birthing hips
rock
with her jellyfish
spine

her path has become
as thin as her
starved bones

a
tight
borderline
between survival and
extinction

Emily
with her nervous order
steps
slight
whispering steps
onto
an aimless rope
an unambitious line

unstable
intimidated
weak
battered
uneasy
shrinking
Emily

walks