Man Dangling
Man Dangling
The jump was from a 12 story building roof
Glass bursting out from intense heat
Below, flames enveloped each floor
Engulfed them, every room, fire and flame
An aluminum pole stood adjacent to the site
A ghost like image leaps in desperation
Fear motivates those covered in fear
Griped in panic with shaky hands
Grasping chance
12 stories down don’t really tell the tale
He climbed up to reach the pinnacle
14 stories high he stood alone
Too frightened to look down
He balanced on the cylindrical top
Narrow but firm for an awkward foot
Anchored on one worn out shoe
Torn laces and large hole in the sole
Held him in place against a rising wind
Not favoring him to win
As he watched his home burn down
Neighbor’s lost theirs as well
He swayed from side to side from way up there
Concrete held the pole in place
Shoe laces simply dangled and so did he
Contemplating everything the eye could see
On the pole, firmly in his place
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2015
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