halfhearted gestures
wrestling feebly for control
you'll never hold
weaned from mother's knowing hips
and it comes to this
witness
each misstep that i take
know i won't give in
and i can't surrender to that fall
i can't help but get up and do it again
forgetting is easy
just one night's
distance from despair
how fragile each smile
all the while
don't demonize what you cannot control
learn to walk
learn to fall