~.
~faith insist or rebel fire
~daunted fears the free fall
~the wire, the wire
~pulls taut the braided wire
~
~end-anchor two worlds
~ends-to-ends tied the other
~between them stretch the wire
~to and fro let travel
~tip-toes lasses
~all heels, lads
~to and fro upon
~these tightwire strands
~your mends
~
~two worlds tied to a
~farther away
~a then;
~the now
~never mind the cries
~those who've leapt to
~they've chosen theirs
~forsook finer
~but you, say you;
~constrain these two
~move along straightly
~the wire, the wire
~watch your steps along the wire . . .
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~-end ~Slpk' 41~
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