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Fate Tends Hang On a Knife-Edge

All because of that single decision 
To grasp that grate and breathe in the ethereal skies above 
Rather than 
To let go of that grate and suffocate in the foul sewage below 

Because of what he chose 
This is what he is 


Independent 
Not 
Incarcerated 

Whole 
Not 
Wounded 

Confident 
Not 
Confused 


Slipping off of the rusted edge, on which side will he land?

 
Brilliant 
Not 
Bleak 

Courageous 
Not 
Cowardly 

Relieved 
Not 
Remorseful 

 
This is what he is 
Because of what he chose 

To grasp that grate and breathe in the ethereal skies above 
Rather than 
To let go of that grate and suffocate in the foul sewage below 
All because of that single decision 

 

Now, what if he wasn’t resolved in his decision? 
Simply read the poem in reverse.

Copyright © B.O. Ligare | Year Posted 2025


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An order that isn't

What causes one to feel this way?  

 
lack of control over every emotion, like you’ve fallen from a cliff
out and in goes the air through your lungs as you barely breathe 
vexed heart rate – feeling like you’re experiencing arrhythmia 
every whisper and flutter is seen, even if it’s just you in the mirror 

 
Don't you know? 
You’ve already read the answer.

Copyright © B.O. Ligare | Year Posted 2025

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