Ice slip

[Achebe]

Up
away
air
no ground
not a bird or plane .... better without the "al
but will fall ...... what is the "but" contradicting? "But  leaf in fall" has punning potential OTOH
spinning blur of rise then freeforall
gravity 
pull 
free fall
falling....one too many "fall"s
seconds
but no time long
like a fish drowning in air.....nice
no breath
thud bruise bum
down

Up

Good 'un