I do not care
for language that leaps
then stumbles

I prefer to slide
sometimes
even drift

rapids are fun
even whirlpools

but I do not like
sand bars
or hidden snags

from the shore
waterfalls
are best of all

but not from above
in a boat

surprise endings
are not to my liking

I want the heroine
to survive
unbroken

most of all
unbroken

language enables that