THE INTERLUDE

One step too far,
Or, one wrong step.
I don’t know what to do.
Dare?
Do?
Make a mistake?
The mistake of doing nothing?
One too many words?
To hear me say,
To stop on the way.
Whether this or his words,
Stay in my mouth;
In my mind.
Why say so,
At the risk of.
To hear me say,
I shouldn’t have done it.
Pass out
Do that this moment,
Remains ephemeral.
As if suspended.
I breathe,
I need some space,
The area of nothing,
I improvise.
And I get an idea,
Stop saying.
Conclude;
As to give an end,
To this interlude.