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In An Instant Poetry Contest, Sponsor - Craig Cornish. Date written: 01/25/2025

In An Instant


                   a cynosure of all eyes
                        carrying danger 
                        like a backpack
                      seasoned acrobat
                   thrilling all and sundry
  with go-big-or-go-home feats on the trapeze.

             he's done this countless times.

                  a life lived on the edge
                    flirting with disaster
              each moment could be his last
                         the audience
                        on tenterhooks
            watching him fly through the air

             he's done this countless times.

          all was copacetic just minutes ago.
           amid all the rip-roaring...T H U D!
     seasoned acrobat lies dead on the ground.
                 everything stops; a hush 
              suddenly falls over the circus.
                it's stunningly unexpected...

           but he's done this countless times!

                   he never saw it coming,
                           no one did
                            d e a t h 
                         in an instant.
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Jones Avatar
January 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Engaging write Edward! I enjoyed reading
Ibeh Avatar
January 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thank you very much, Karen:-)
Rodrigues Avatar
January 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Instant death…he went big…he went home!
Ibeh Avatar
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
He sure did, Kim. It's a preferable way to go, too.
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