I remember it as a kids’ game – I’d spin
around and around, around long enough
till I became dizzy, that was the objective,
being dizzy, my head spinning, my balance
more than a bit off, staggering, sometimes
falling, it was a game. I remember laughing
at the performance and if there was an audience
or others playing along I would keep it up
spin, stagger around, amused by it all
as if the sensation weren’t relevant to later
years, times when losing balance, staggering,
and falling would play out without control or
laughter from me or from the unfortunate
