FIVE - the faster you crash the less it hurts

roulettes and parlor games
everyone is winning
you went ahead to the party
i stayed behind to paint my face
even though it's only afternoon
i left the door open just a crack
thieves came in
i chased them back with my
double blade crescent knife
but it's not enough
they're in again
greedy
taking all of everything
not just what they need
one is pouring wine into glasses in a cardboard box
so i give him the bottle
earlier
mother and i are flying
hanging on to a flying cane
she is behind me
but also in front
and by my side
we go through walls
not by magic but crashing
the faster you crash the less it hurts
and there are many walls
she is not used to this height
this speed
i tell her to hold on tight with her hands
but relax her shoulders
focus on the green of trees
and brightly colored houses
far below