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The Edge

I am falling

In love,

And I have
Guyed myself

To the edge

Of the precipice...

I feel the heat of passion
In front of me,

I feel the cool breeze of reason
Behind me...

I hang here

Feeling the gravity;
Feeling the pull

On my heart....

My thoughts...

Suspend me
From sanity's ceiling...

If I step off

Are they strong enough
To save me?


AS DEEP AS YOU WANT

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Reviews


  • IamMEg
    September 17
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    I enjoyed this work! Very simplified and clear; I have a similar poem - called The Precipice -

  • dave ochs silver member
    September 17
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    hey laurel

    i liked the poem, really getting involved with someone is taking a plunge, and is a crap shoot that no amount of rationality will make safe, heart over head as this indcates, guyed is a good pun and you should be able to tell its meanng from the context even if you didn't know it.
    dave

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  • Brian Balzer gold member
    September 18

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    Thank You for enlghtening me...

    This changes the direction of the poem. NO! You don't need to apologize for your knowledge anymore than those who do not know need to apologize for their ignorance unless they don't care enough to seek the knowledge they lack. As with so many poets other out here {whoes}? {whoms}? poetry I enjoy you are another who is encourging(with their vocabulary) to replace the electronic dictionary I have unfortunately lost. Thanks for the push. This is yet another intriging poem!
    Your poetry is so meanigful!

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  • bowmore bill
    October 23
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    this is great

    I can go back to a time when those self same words applied to me.
    Well done.