After the Fault
When Konrad was ready to kick the stool and the bucket
The nature lover he had always been he chose the canyon
Fixed the solid noose to the sharp edge at the cliff edge
Took a few downers to lessen the pain and the steep fall
Was his worst bad enemy and waited for courage in silence
Just then a guardian angel appeared a sort of Fairy Queen
A Gypsy woman with bells and jingles changing the tomb
Into long forgotten tunes of love kindness compassion
She knew deep in her heart what Konrad had waited for
Had stood at the abyss in tempest yet weathered the storm
It took a leap of glorious faith and he stepped forward
Not knowing what trust would reveal in an ultimate step
For a while the hangman’s promising hawser held on
Meta-morphed into a bungee and suspended the flight
It still took a lot of climbing to reach the unknown climax
Those dangerous times are long gone but never discarded
Unimaginable story lines can have fortuitous endings
And beginnings outstretched on the ragged fabric of life
The angel is now his best friend soulmate and lover
Joined with his loins mind soul spirit and passion abound
Konrad vaulted the void as the world had turned upside down
And found intimate tenderness where darkness had been
Now together the two travellers cherish the glorious mountain
Found stars moons and a whole galaxy of rainbows and sunshine
Listen to comets deep in the knowledge that eclipses are fleeting
25th January 2019
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