Razor's Edge

One step too close to
The razor's edge,
And Insanity
Overcomes.

The endless struggle of
Keeping the balance,
Maintaining control,
Like a tight-rope walker,
Placing one trembling foot
In front of the other,
Each step filled with the possibility
Of eternal doom,
But dallying,
Too,
Could lead to destruction,
Like Icarus tumbling in the sky.

Mankind
Totters on the thread-thin edge,
Peering into the black emptiness,
And wonders if 't would be
Such an evil sin
To succumb the beckoning darkness.

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