There’s a crack in the floor
that’s hardly even noticeable,
but I can’t tell-
Is it getting bigger, or is it shrinking?

What if I step on it?
Would it shudder beneath me
and swallow me whole?
Or will the floor stay intact?

I could simply patch the crack up,
but how would I go about it?
Maybe some glue or concrete?
Is tape sufficient?

I need to do something about that crack.
It’s cracking up my mind, and I keep wondering-
what if water seeps through?
Or, what if I drop something down
that small crack in the floor?

Would I lose it all?
Or lose myself as I keep staring at this crack?
I must fix it,
but the problem is that
there’s a crack in the floor.

Editors: Lucy Cafiero & Erynn Crittenden