On the Edge

on the edge

insecurity wrapping around

me 

a slow sinuous snicker

taunting

ready to escape

on the edge

of dreams just escaped

promises lost

despair beckons

on the edge

take that step

will the despair win?

or does hope survive

on the edge

a fragile belief

in what can be

not what was

of innocence lost

and found

Of Hope betrayed 

and faith renewed

take the leap? 

will I fall?

or will I fly?

On the edge of laughter

and life

of simple joy

On the edge 

of everything

@Shauni