November #10

2 x 4
tightrope.
narrow walk of wood
what would you risk?
what would lie
on the other end of the line?
at cocktail parties
it's easy to say
- money - enough money
- children - my children
- power - total power -
but imagine that ledge,
the teetling, toppling thin board,
the wild wind working
to pull you down.
what would you risk?
would you surprise yourself
with unknown bravado, or
reassure yourself with familiar cowardice?p