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Losing Eden
February 24, 2010
I am a tightrope walker.
I only see reality if I look down.
But I don't.
I can't.
If I do, I am ruined.
I will stumble,
Tumble,
I will fall.
The fall is long and the landing,
Uncomfortable.
I will collide with pointed steeples of reality
And stare gargoyles of misstrust in the eye.
My footprints will show forever
On the sooty roads,
Greasy rooftops,
I will leave holes in the Mist,
And light will shine on me,
Exposing me,
Showing the world that I fell.
So I am a tightrope walker.
I only see reality if
I
Look
Down.
© Allison S., Eau Claire, WI
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AbbotRabbit GOLD said...
on Mar. 3 2010 at 2:49 pm
This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
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I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-
XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx
