quaggy

a step
carefully placed
a word
carefully phrased
a pause
of Pinteresque proportions
this quaggy terra firma
full of terror
and not so firma
in uncharted territory
we fight
to find our footing
search for respite
on solid ground
but none is found
so onward we trek
avoiding the dreck
as best we can
but uncertain
we navigate
this morass
and doing so
find progress made
hand in hand
or not at all