Sliding the slope
I want
to watch
the sea from this top-hill
I stride hazily closer toward the view until
It's too late – I realize, I'm close to the edge
starting to rumble
tumble my feet
right on the ledge
My balance fails me , knees are shaking
I slip
lose my grip
on the ground it's me taking
Down down I'm falling towards the shore bend
Big rocks and rough shell – I see my end
Panic
Then
Breathe
As I start to decline
Lay my feet down - firmly on the steep wave of mine
I skid
I swirl
I gain my calm once more
gliding downward towards the shore
Now in control
Slide gently to the bottom
Survived my slippery slope hill decline
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Submitted on February 01, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
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