Chris Magazine

Will it all change? Does anyone else fear the Democrats will be little better than the Republicans?

Much like a stereotype
in some old pulp novel
or comic book
an elaborately arranged
and carefully executed setup
as I hang on the precipice
the rope securing me
tethered to adjacent wall
and a pendulum swings
rising high into the light
blinded by the glare
engulfed in the warmth
of that reflection
reaching it's apex
turning back
crossing the rope
at first far above
but slowly
over time
getting closer
until each pass
cut's an angel's hair sliver from my lifeline
and this time
it does just that
as it sling back to the other side
to the dark
when I lose sight of it
the anticipation is too much
and while I dread the consequences of it's return
for each cut leaves me closer to a deadly fall
it also means a return to the light
the warmth I seek
and it does return
as it always shall
until my rope is cut
and my end comes

If a tree falls on a house in the forest and kills the only occupant does it make a sound?