Cliffhanger

In the midst of conclusion, this breathtaking, last sight. Fitting the peace of final sigh, the picture perfect landscape spread out beneath a sky clear as Heaven’s light. The vastness of nature’s reach and the danger of death combined in dance creates an epic last note in which one edge of balance will topple onto the other. In a flash, my past performs a scene to the rhythm of panic as I’m held on edge by the arms of a murderous heart, refusing to let me fall to forgotten love, telling me to hold on… Beyond the threshold of the rugged horizon Heaven's gates beckon. Should I let go? To die inside myself or to live in slavery? I look up to the now brilliant, crystalline sunset. Time is running out for choice as bloodied hands lose their foothold. I look back to see the shadows multiplying, encompassing the hope of life. As night chokes the permeating beams, I shut my eyes and give up the fight that was never mine…