Mankind Butoh... Poem by RIC BASTASA

Mankind is trying to figure out how to stand up,
but
they all fall down the stairs.
They are frustrated for a moment.
Then
they move around,
learns their abilities and surroundings
and
gain confidence as they sit upright and smile.

Then through a little ingenuity they hop up. Their legs are weak and they fall down again.

They look at their feett like, 'What's wrong with it? '

Then it dawns on them that they won't get back up those stairs any time soon.

Exasperated, they slump down.