by Stephen R Minnich
THIS IS THE ONE WHERE GRAVITY MAN
BENDS TO TIE HIS SHOE
and the weight of the world bends with him. a dandelion is pulled through a crack. grasses sway. the sidewalk becomes an unbearable force pressing up against his sole. what has happened to Gravity Man’s feet? Gravity Man’s feet are gone. an impenetrable wall of debris has forced its way in to the picture. it would appear as if everything in the world has been pulled in to a point just below Gravity Man’s knees. it would appear as if Gravity Man forgot. Gravity Man when he forgets to focus inward becomes something like a planet : all that potential energy just goes. grabs on to anything it can. pulls everything in to Gravity Man. this is the one where Gravity Man bends to tie his shoe but his mind went bending, too. the one where Gravity Man can’t see his shoe for the whole dang world.
Stephen R Minnich teaches writing and creates space for poetry in Richmond, Virginia. His work has graced the lips of a burlesque performer giving mascot, the shouts of hecklers at sporting events, and the pages of La Piccioletta Barca. He volunteers for Only Poems.