I have danced
on the edge
for so long
I no longer
remember what it
feels like to
stand on secure
ground
I have
stood by the
cliffs of my
life, never leaping,
never flying, always
taunting the rock
below to make
me fall but
always keeping one
hand on the
branch beside me
I did not
realize that if
my support fell,
I would plummet
Now I am
older and I
realize I never
saw anything but
the mountains. I
learned nothing of
the climb to
the top. I
never explored but
stood safely at
the edge of
my life watching.