Tethered

Would you rather be tethered?
Or, untethered?
Staked?
Or, unstaked?
Loose in the field?
Or, tied to something?

Here I stand
I shall go no further
Here we stand
We shall go no further

Tethered,
I turn this way and that
I walk toward the sun
Then, away
I walk in my shoes
Then, barefoot
A small groove appears
Blisters
Then, a deeper groove
Bloodied
Finally, I cannot see

Here I stand
I shall go no further
Here We stand
We shall go no further

Untethered
I run this way and that
First I follow the sun
Then it follows me
First in my shoes
Then, barefoot
Blisters
Blood
No path, no groove, no deep hole
No stand, no stake, no tether

Would you rather be tethered?
Or, untethered?
Staked?
Or, unstaked?
Loose in the field?
Or, tied to something?

Here I stand
Here We stand

copyright George Daranyi 2005