Our lives
entwine
enmesh
along a tightrope
A terrifying balance
between thrill
and death
above the fray
We hold
a useless prop
before thousands
of amazed eyes
We know half
more than half
long to see
the fall
There are no clowns
to save the show
no circus
to accompany our defiance
Only the strength
of our bodies
the catch of our breath
and the belief
that we can fly
Caroline A. Slee
2017