Thin Line

I can watch you
with your eyes fixed open
in fascination,
hypnotised
by the scene you’re seeing
The connection is visceral
blood finding itself again
As you look at the pain
spat out before you
Arrogance fallen once more

I can watch you
with my eyes closed shut
in denial
repugnance
by the scene you’re seeing
The distance is undeniable
as you push yourself up
from the pain you see
When all I can feel
is the thin line between
the standing and the falling