Tightrope

Tightrope There's tension As the crowd below Looks up aghast Before the show A gentle breeze Like fingers strum On string of fate A vibrant hum At last, the feet Of mortal man Berates the gods Like no-one can A step, a wave The journey starts So high, so far While mouths hold hearts And hands clutch eyes Who dares to speak? While children squeal Through fingers peek So high above What does he feel Immune to fear Or hurts to heal? We sometimes risk More than it's worth On tricky path Above the earth And danger calls Us like a drug To medicate The loveless shrug We fix our eyes On what we know While gasping friends Recoil below As risk allures We rest on grace To see us through To love's embrace Yes, hearts can change When life's a test. Enlarged. In hopeful Outcomes rest So, of our man? He made it through To loud applause For feet so true The greatest challenge We yet may find.. To walk the tightrope Of the mind Jinjagoliath 16th May 2023