“potential”
Claire EA Fiedler
2025

Available only in Matte Photo Print

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between us
taunt and straining

if you let go
the recoil will slap me in the face

the whiplash
has the potential
to take me out for good

swore i’d stay in the light
swore i’d hold myself up
swore i’d tread water

but i’m so tired
the strain of the weight
the tension of the string
the last rope
losing grip
too much
potential

even if it is a lie
i still won’t ever let go