"Hang Time"

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The foot seemed suspended

In the air

Slightly longer than it should have

(if it should have at all)

As if to challenge my preconceptions

And all the known notions of physics

As my son arced through the air

From the chair

To the sofa

Ending with a graceful thud

And a knowing giggle

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