in the air

on one foot
you balance yourself
on the window
ledge.
the other foot
is on the rounded
rung of an
aluminum ladder.
below you
is thirty feet
or so
of empty air.
a bush.
a driveway.
nothing that would
save you,
if the wind
blew, if it began
to rain
and your foot
slipped.
but it's here
you'd rather be
than elbows
on a desk.
fingers on
the keys.