Before you start, make a list
of pros and cons. Then choose-
head or hip or heart first.
Uncross your arms, prepare
to miss the surety
of your step
Waiting in line to know
which part it was
you bruised.
Touch the thrill of beard-
stubbled skin or the landlocked
grass of the wet lawn.
Look both ways before
you cross the room, then throw
yourself like a tactical dart,
Prepared to win or lose.