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Stuck On A Cliff Edge : Narrative Poetry

written by Poet : Paul McCann


 

I scrambled up the side of the cliff ,

steeper the climb became ,

My father was up ahead of me ,

I don't know why I came .

As I had a terrible fear of heights

But I never told him that .

Now it was too late ,

Help , I cried then I  froze where I was at .

I couldn't move .

My Father climbed back down to rescue me .

He said , Its ok .

But I wasn't .

I looked down the cliff and it was a long way .

The stones under my feet became marbles ,

I began to slide .

My Father reached out his hand to me as I was terrified .

I was frozen stiff on a cliff ,

with  thoughts of having a fall .

Come on he said , take a small step , but I couldn't even crawl .

With fear there comes a time when everything just grinds to a stop .

How nice to look from the bottom back up at the mountain top  .

 

 

By Paul McCann

Originally Posted On Site: 2009-03-12 03:57:51
Last Login: 02.09.12


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