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“The Walker by Stewart Stafford The walker takes a step forward, Positive but possibly fatal to them, Brave but perhaps foolishly ambitious to onlookers. Concentration and breathing, the antidote to cynicism, The pole, like cat’s whiskers, In feline prance. Moment to moment, Heartbeat to heartbeat, The procession continues. With creeping inevitably, The destination is reached, And the walker falls to their death. Another adventurer steps out onto the wire, A descendant of the expired walker, Determined to complete life’s tightrope. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.” — Stewart Stafford
The Walker by Stewart Stafford
The walker takes a step forward,
Positive but possibly fatal to them,
Brave but perhaps foolishly ambitious to onlookers.
Concentration and breathing, the antidote to cynicism,
The pole, like cat’s whiskers,
In feline prance.
Moment to moment,
Heartbeat to heartbeat,
The procession continues.
With creeping inevitably,
The destination is reached,
And the walker falls to their death.
Another adventurer steps out onto the wire,
A descendant of the expired walker,
Determined to complete life’s tightrope.
© Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.