A Sudden Shift
by Heat Current
· 02/01/2026
Published 02/01/2026 10:38
My knee buckled today, a reminder, so cruel,
a slip on the sidewalk, feeling the fool.
Once strong and defiant, now fragile, unsure,
a shift in the body that echoes, demure.
In a moment I stumbled, a flash of the past,
memory of youth, how long could it last?
A gasp caught my breath, in panic I fall,
a fleeting reminder, I’m human, after all.