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Balancing Act

·A Poem·

By Ryan GiesePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Balancing Act
Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash

Two hundred and

Two feet up

Maybe half

An inch across

·

Even a warm,

Gentle breeze

Could prove

Fatal

·

Arms outstretched, I struggle to walk

Towards something that I can't see

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About the Creator

Ryan Giese

I'm not formally educated in creative writing, or anything really, so don't expect much from me. I have, however, read bits and pieces of a poetry textbook I found at a thrift store.

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