Skating

I glide across the rink
a bolt of lightning
a bead of power
flowing
determined
I am a swan

I soar down the ice
smiling
but serious 
strong
yet graceful
I am a swan

I loop around the rink
like a ballerina
with flourish
but.
I trip
falling
down
         down 
                   down
I slide
across the ice
my arms and legs rubber.
I skid to a stop.

then I get up
my arms and legs like steel
and glide away
I am a swan