Today I count
and pause
to acknowledge the tension

My senses convene
drawn, insatiable
to a magnetic fantasy

I count
yet it rushes like dark water
to fill that chasm

I ponder the potential
and I count
examining the balance
Weighing risks

Even though I count
potential preys
with insidious energy
So I swallow
and I count.

Image from Creative Commons, courtesy of Jenny Downing.