OUT ON A WIRE

Chaser of dreams

And make believe

Of feathered eiderdowns

And ladders to the clouds

Of castles made of sand

Phorescence black

And incandescent rainbows

Of treasure troves

And distant lands

Lost and stolen

Ticking over

Counter clockwise

And second hands;

a moment lost in time

Of spells and books of old

and new

Of origami

Of gilded bindings

And a house of cards

Russian roulette

The roll of the dice

The bank takes all

Duel

With your backs against the

wall