the unknown is continuous, coterminous, with you
there's no "leap"
unless you prefer leaping down the sidewalk to walking
they work equally well
the unknown isn't around a blind corner
it's the greening cracks in the pavement
a thousand sidewalks tussle for the privilege of your footfall
shift your stride beyond prediction, perforate the habit of your pace, score, break, *tesselate*, and you play with control joints *in potentia*
then, *step*: the unknown is immediate
and pause
bend down, find the cracks
a dandelion waited for you, knows your name
the sidewalk breathes, "to have and to hold"
and *step*