Mind wants to say yes
but wait
it's not want
it's the absence of that

it's the dark side
of sputter
of totter
it's downfallingness

worse upon waking
waking a lot
knowing hope's hopeless
rest is not rest

no best foot
to put forward
no trying my best
just try not to flop

exercise weakens
good food doesn't help
sit down to write
try not to rust

Georgia Ressmeyer (Sheboygan) has published an award-winning poetry chapbook, Today I Threw My Watch Away, and two full-length collections, Waiting to Sail and Home/Body. Her most recent chapbook is Leading a Life (Water's Edge Press). Her work has received numerous awards and been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize.