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Fear of falling

slippery hands on slippery wall
            reaching higher
move those feet up
            with fingers
        shaking, quaking
lunge body upward
   clinging to rock
            nothing left
               grasp at thin air
and know the beautiful feel of soaring
          down

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On Monday July 31st, 2006, Eric (93) writes:

Really liked this. Great write. Cheers :)

On Monday May 8th, 2006, mywristshurt (510) writes:

wow... damn this is good

On Saturday March 25th, 2006, monalisamarie (146) writes:

sigh.. i really liked this work though it makes me quite sad

On Thursday February 2nd, 2006, An Expired Member (2) writes:

great write! the poem feels like its trying to keep up a lie, and is greatful when it all comes out. I really enjoyed this.

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