Tightrope
by Avo Artinyan

It's a precarious uncertainty,
A frivolous curse,
Terrifying and beautiful
All at once,
To have no reality,
No future beyond

The next step.
Seize the day?
I seize every second,
Every warm breath born
Of every cold gust of wind,
Every unspoken word,
Every unshed tear,
Every unbroken promise,
Every heavy beat of this
Still beating heart,

Until it's time
To take another step.

Then, I do it –
All over again.