Teetering
Sometimes, I think
life is like a tightrope,
with all of us as walkers. We
begin at the starting pole,
full of wonder, strong
and steady, ready
to strut and sway our way
across the sturdy cord.
The audience roars approval.
We catch ourselves, midway,
hands out for balance,
each knee bent a bit.
Getting closer to the end,
the crowd's cheers dim.
We pause, wondering whether
the tethered net still waits
below, while we teeter,
trembling, reaching
for the final goal,
the not too distant last
pole.
Author Bio:
Sally Wahl Constain is a lifelong lover of stories and poems. She was an elementary school teacher and librarian in New York City for more that thirty years. Sally is the author of her debut novel, The Keys to Fanny, a work of historical fiction. She has also published several poetry chapbooks, and continues to write poems when inspired by emotions and circumstances. Sally is a member of the North Florida Poetry Hub, a local chapter of the Florida State Poets Association, The Riverwood Writes Group, and The National League of American Pen Women.
Sometimes, I think
life is like a tightrope,
with all of us as walkers. We
begin at the starting pole,
full of wonder, strong
and steady, ready
to strut and sway our way
across the sturdy cord.
The audience roars approval.
We catch ourselves, midway,
hands out for balance,
each knee bent a bit.
Getting closer to the end,
the crowd's cheers dim.
We pause, wondering whether
the tethered net still waits
below, while we teeter,
trembling, reaching
for the final goal,
the not too distant last
pole.
Author Bio:
Sally Wahl Constain is a lifelong lover of stories and poems. She was an elementary school teacher and librarian in New York City for more that thirty years. Sally is the author of her debut novel, The Keys to Fanny, a work of historical fiction. She has also published several poetry chapbooks, and continues to write poems when inspired by emotions and circumstances. Sally is a member of the North Florida Poetry Hub, a local chapter of the Florida State Poets Association, The Riverwood Writes Group, and The National League of American Pen Women.
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