BALANCE


Two children sit
on a wooden plank
bodies relaxed
hands clasping
the handle of a seesaw
tettering
up and down
up and down
up and down
in a park
where adults sit on the bench


Legs dangle
weightless in the air
no sky to climb
no ground to claim
child balances effortlessly
then rides
up and down
up and down
up and down
smiles and balances
then rides
up and down
up and down
up and down
while adults gaze from the bench
into the distance