Skiing is a passion of mine so I have tons of ski magazines lying around my house. Picking one up I flipped to an interview with a skier and decided to see how a poem might form out of the writing. The poem didn’t end up having much to do with skiing but I think I like it better that way. The interview from the magazine was about firsts and I wanted to keep the idea of firsts throughout the poem.

Firsts

First
re-discover the feeling
attempt to fall
back in
and land
perfectly

First
remember the want
and agree to be
intimidated

First
confuse life
catch the air
think steep
damage and bruise

First
mistake not listening
when it told you to
die right then and there

First
win
and push comfort like
underwater breath
act and defuse

at the end
make it to the other side