Katrina Kaye

i am dove
and tightrope
walker

balancing
act

don’t let
me fall

this time

just wait
just wait

soon enough
there will
be harmony

let me mourn
bend and break

let my heart
scab over
and heal

i will find
my footing

i will
make it
across

“balance” is previously published in Saturday’s Siren (2022).