Tight Rope

Tight Rope

                                          Bragging or letting your light shine
                                          Fear, shame or your humble, sinning 
                                          Or glorified in god gifts
                                          Things accomplished or things wish for
                                          Glory days or make up 
                                          To sloth present failure
                                          Lies or truth
                                          Imagination or obtainable dream
                                          Show off or one to lead
                                          Friend or combatant
                                          To accept or not to accept
                                          To believe or not to believe
                                          Fact or fiction
                                          Shining light or fear, shame,
                                           Distasteful or simply obey in the word of God
                                           In God words to 
                                           Letting your light shine in the world
                                           Amount men and deal with
                                           Inferiority completes
                                           Or putting it under a basket
                                          Who can safety walk that 
                                           Tight rope

                                                    Tight Rope


Written by: Harold C Christian
                                          
                                              E-mail: [email protected]
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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September 29, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist,and I’d love to discuss the possibility of bringing this poem to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@: akiraa_artly
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May 5, 2016 at 1:24 AM
Harold, awesome....skat
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