sudden loss of balance

I took a tumble in the street

my head spun 180 degrees

I had a close encounter with asphalt

one moment up, the next down

legs in the air and head on the ground

I was launched into space like a spaceship real quick

the cars were closing in, the phone lay on the tarmac

I had to think fast like a soldier

straighten up as swift as I could

up in one rapid movement

to avoid accidental consequences

of unpleasant encounters

pain in left knee and left palm

I had to do some shopping somehow

do not cry, get on with it

as no one will do it for me

there was a bruise when I got home

purple swollen circle to remember it

unfortunate stumble upon

crooked curb

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