Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Tightrope-Walker

Tightrope-Walker

Poised,
balanced.
Place one foot
in front of the other.
Arms outstretched.

head held high.
Don’t look down,
look straight ahead
instead.
You who wander
so close to Heaven,
putting on your circus show.
You who leap and twirl,
dance and flip
upon the wire.
With your tights,
glitz, glamour.
Face made up bright
to reflect in the spotlights.
You who spin tales
for the people below,
who long to dance

among the clouds,
as you do.

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