Stay away from the edge!
Don't play with matches!
Get down from there!
Leave that knife alone!

Terrible advice for the soul.

When we fall, we break open.
When cut, fresh blood surfaces.
When we burn, we release sweet incense.

Dance along the rim.
Let the matches flare.
Climb higher.
Grab the scissors and run.

 Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.