LIKE THE TIGHTROPE WALKER
I TAKE CAREFUL STEPS
SO SURE FOOTED
ALWAYS KNOWING WHICH STEP I TAKE NEXT
CAREFUL BREATHING
AND AN ACUTE ATTENTION SPAN
MY MOVEMENTS ARE REPETITIVE
LIKE THE CONSTANT SPIN OF A FAN
HIGH ABOVE
I STAND HERE TODAY
LIKE A CRUEL JOKE
FATE WILL HAVE ITS WAY
A SHRIEK
A BIRDS WINGS BLISTER MY FACE
I SLIP I FALL
DISTANCE THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS
BETWEEN ME AND GRACE
MY HEART TWISTS
IT THUNDERS IT POUNDS
BLURRING SPACE TIME AND DISTANCE
RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE GROUND
A PECULIAR THOUGHT
RATTLES IN MY HEAD
IS THIS FEAR THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
HAVE I BEEN DEAD ALL ALONG
HAS THE LIFE I'VE BEEN LIVING
BEEN ALL SO WRONG
RACING TOWARD MY IMPENDING DOOM
I HEAR A FAMILIAR RING
I AWAKE SAFE IN MY ROOM
COVERED WITH SWEAT
I FEEL THE SWEET RELIEF
MY LIFE CHANGES FROM HERE
IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF
LIKE THE TIGHTROPE WALKER
I WILL TAKE CAREFUL STEPS
NOT ALWAYS SURE FOOTED
BUT NOT AFRAID
OF WHAT COMES NEXT
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