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I walk through these mists to a precipice. There’s an air of psychosis in this place… I step out so, so gently, vertigo spinning, 3,001 feet in the air. A death falcon dives below, claws poised for prey, and I pray as my opponent glares. I don’t look down, nor does he; this glass bridge barely an inch thick then open expanse. I focus on him; his mace, screeching like death falcon’s prey, dragging along the glass. God, please don’t let me die on this day. As wind cuts at my eyes I dare not close them and thereby give him the upper hand. One false move lands that mace to my face and then death by gravity’s crush long before I hit the rush of river far, far below. This hulking brute’s an eclipse of all that brought me to this: Our final battle’s throes. This haunting mist clings Like death between The aether and us here on psychosis’ wings. I stand, bravely stalking the fear starting where his stare rears. Suddenly: His mace swings! My sword sits; I wait. Vertigo spinning like his wrist It begins… My fingers lace…
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 7:50 AM UTC
The Glass Bridge
I walk through these mists to a precipice. There’s an air of psychosis in this place… I step out so, so gently, vertigo spinning, 3,001 feet in the air. A death falcon dives below, claws poised for prey, and I pray as my opponent glares. I don’t look down, nor does he; this glass bridge barely an inch thick then open expanse. I focus on him; his mace, screeching like death falcon’s prey, dragging along the glass. God, please don’t let me die on this day. As wind cuts at my eyes I dare not close them and thereby give him the upper hand. One false move lands that mace to my face and then death by gravity’s crush long before I hit the rush of river far, far below. This hulking brute’s an eclipse of all that brought me to this: Our final battle’s throes. This haunting mist clings Like death between The aether and us here on psychosis’ wings. I stand, bravely stalking the fear starting where his stare rears. Suddenly: His mace swings! My sword sits; I wait. Vertigo spinning like his wrist It begins… My fingers lace…
johnny-techtronic
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 7:50 AM UTC
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