it's like in november
when you want to skate
despite all the warnings
that it's not quite safe
you know what it's like
when you slide
onto the ice
for the very first time
the water beneath
is deep and forboding
but on top you glide
without noticing
til suddenly a crack
shoots across the surface
your stomach's in knots
and inside you're afraid
but you don't turn back
´cause you're already half way
and you're skating