Have you asked the tightrope walker
where he is going?

over there.

he suggests.


At the airport, I ask you
why you must travel?

to see the world.

you rehearse.


But when you return, you say you will tell me if I am yours.


We gratefully watch the walker’s feet
petals on a necklace

like these words that I
lace around your ears
keeping me alive
high above the ground

Over there.  Eventually, it is true.