Back & Forth

she paces and it overwhelms my mind

she paces and I cannot prevent it

she paces over and over through time

she paces, standard blue-light screen, face lit

sand washed bamboo floors,

under her soft feet

suede slippers in sky

plying secrets from

slats supple, yet firm

where her tensed toes meet

she paces, paces nothing will stop her

back and forth

forth and back

over endless cracks

on the stomped-on boards

of our humble floors

she paces and I cannot stop her mind

she paces, for she simply cannot sit

she paces, fixed on her hand-held lifeline

she paces and nothing can control it

© J.A. Smith 2020

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